Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 215

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Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y Qualcomm Snapdragon 215

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y or Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y was released in Q2/2019.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 3 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 was released in Q3/2019.
Intel Xeon Silver (32) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Xeon Silver 4200 (11) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon QM215 (1)
2 Generation 3
Cascade Lake Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y is 2.20 GHz (3.20 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 is at 1.30 GHz.

Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
12 Cores 4
24 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 1.30 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.40 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 4214Y Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y or Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Qualcomm Adreno 308
GPU frequency 0.50 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.50 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 308
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

The Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y can use up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 115.2 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 supports up to 3 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 4.3 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR3-1066
1024 GB Max. Memory 3 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
115.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 4.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
16.50 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y is 85 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
85 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y is manufactured in 14 nm and has 16.50 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 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
Q2/2019 Release date Q3/2019
768 $ 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 Silver 4214Y Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
Qualcomm Adreno 308 @ 0.50 GHz
24 (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 4214Y Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
12C 24T @ 2.40 GHz
16458 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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