Intel Xeon Silver 4112 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 212

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Silver 4112 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
Intel Xeon Silver 4112 Qualcomm Snapdragon 212

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Silver 4112 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Silver 4112 4 core processor released in Q3/2017 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in 2015.
Intel Xeon Silver (32) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Xeon Silver 4100 (8) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 205-212 (4)
1 Generation 2
Skylake SP Architecture Cortex-A7
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Silver 4112 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (3.00 GHz). The processor can compute 8 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 Silver 4112 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 1.30 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon Silver 4112 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon QDSP6

Internal Graphics

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 768 GB of memory in a maximum of 6 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Silver 4112, 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 Silver 4112 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR3-1066, LPDDR2-1066
768 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
115.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 4.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Silver 4112 has a TDP of 85 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 Silver 4112 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
85 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Silver 4112 has 8.00 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 Silver 4112 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
Q3/2017 Release date 2015
475 $ Release price --
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Silver 4112 Intel Xeon Silver 4112
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
861 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Silver 4112 Intel Xeon Silver 4112
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3654 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Silver 4112 Intel Xeon Silver 4112
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
Qualcomm Adreno 304 @ 0.40 GHz
19 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon Silver 4112 Intel Xeon Silver 4112
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
6383 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Silver 4112 Intel Xeon Silver 4112
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
131 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Silver 4112 Intel Xeon Silver 4112
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
665 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Silver 4112 Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
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