Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 212

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Qualcomm Snapdragon 212

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 48 core processor released in Q3/2019 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in 2015.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 205-212 (4)
2 Generation 2
Cascade Lake Architecture Cortex-A7
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 is a 48 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.80 GHz). The processor can compute 96 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 clocks with 1.30 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
48 Cores 4
96 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 1.30 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.50 GHz 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 9242 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
-- 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 GB of memory in a maximum of 12 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Platinum 9242, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 4.3 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
DDR4-2933 Memory LPDDR3-1066, LPDDR2-1066
Max. Memory 4 GB
12 Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
281.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 4.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
71.50 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 has a TDP of 350 W. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
350 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 has 71.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions --
LGA 3647 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2019 Release date 2015
-- 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 9242 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
Qualcomm Adreno 304 @ 0.40 GHz
19 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
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