Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 208

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ Qualcomm Snapdragon 208

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ 56 core processor released in Q1/2023 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in 2014.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8400 (18) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 205-212 (4)
4 Generation 2
Sapphire Rapids Architecture Cortex-A7
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ is a 56 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.80 GHz). The processor can compute 112 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 clocks with 1.10 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
56 Cores 2
112 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 1.10 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon QDSP6
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU Qualcomm Adreno 304
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.40 GHz
-- GPU Generation 3
Technology 28 nm
Max. displays 0
-- Compute units --
-- Shader 24
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 11

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Qualcomm Adreno 304
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 4096 GB of memory in a maximum of 8 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 3.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800 Memory LPDDR3-800, LPDDR2-800
4096 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
307.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 3.2 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
105.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
80 PCIe lanes --
315.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ has a TDP of 350 W. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
350 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ has 105.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
10 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions --
LGA 4677 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2023 Release date 2014
10710 $ Release price --
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
Qualcomm Adreno 304 @ 0.40 GHz
19 (100%)

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