Intel Xeon Silver 4215 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 616

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Intel Xeon Silver 4215 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
Intel Xeon Silver 4215 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Silver 4215 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 - 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 4215 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4215 was released in Q2/2019.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 was released in Q3/2015.
Intel Xeon Silver (32) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Xeon Silver 4200 (11) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 (4)
2 Generation 2
Cascade Lake Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Silver 4215 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.50 GHz). The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz.

Intel Xeon Silver 4215 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8 Cores 8
16 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz (3.50 GHz) A-Core 1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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 4215 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon V50

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU Qualcomm Adreno 405
GPU frequency 0.55 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.55 GHz
-- GPU Generation 4
Technology 28 nm
Max. displays 0
-- Compute units --
-- Shader 48
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 405
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 4215 supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 can connect up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Xeon Silver 4215 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR3-1600
1024 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
115.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 6.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
11.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Silver 4215 has a TDP of 85 W, that of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 is --.

Intel Xeon Silver 4215 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
85 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Silver 4215 has a 11.00 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Xeon Silver 4215 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
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 Q3/2015
794 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Silver 4215 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 (13%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Silver 4215 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 (7%)

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 4215 Intel Xeon Silver 4215
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
986 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
127 (13%)

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 4215 Intel Xeon Silver 4215
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
7408 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
531 (7%)

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 4215 Intel Xeon Silver 4215
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
Qualcomm Adreno 405 @ 0.55 GHz
53 (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 4215 Intel Xeon Silver 4215
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
14451 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Silver 4215 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
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