Intel Xeon w9-3475X vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon w9-3475X CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Intel Xeon w9-3475X Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon w9-3475X or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 - 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 w9-3475X has 36 cores with 72 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon w9-3475X was released in Q1/2023.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 24 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 was released in Q1/2024.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
Intel Xeon W-3400 (8) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (2)
12 Generation 3
Sapphire Rapids-WS Architecture --
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Xeon W-3375 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon w9-3475X has 36 CPU cores and can calculate 72 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon w9-3475X is 2.20 GHz (4.80 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is at 3.00 GHz.

Intel Xeon w9-3475X Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
36 Cores 8
72 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz (4.80 GHz) A-Core 3.00 GHz
1x Cortex-X4
-- B-Core 2.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A720
-- C-Core 2.00 GHz
3x Cortex-A520

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 w9-3475X Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon NPU @ 10 TOPS ?
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon w9-3475X or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 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 740
GPU frequency 0.72 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 8
Technology 4 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 6 GB
-- DirectX Version 12.1

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 740
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon w9-3475X can use up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 307.2 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 supports up to 24 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 67.0 GB/s.

Intel Xeon w9-3475X Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
DDR5-4800 Memory LPDDR5X-8400
4096 GB Max. Memory 24 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
307.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 67.0 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
82.50 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version --
112 PCIe lanes --
441.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon w9-3475X is 300 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has a TDP of 10 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon w9-3475X Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
300 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 10 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
360 W TDP up --
-- TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon w9-3475X is manufactured in 10 nm and has 82.50 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 12.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon w9-3475X Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
10 nm Technology 4 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv9-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, AMX ISA extensions --
LGA 4677 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d, VT-rp, vPro Enterprise Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 11, Windows Server, Linux Operating systems Android, Windows 10/11 (ARM)
Q1/2023 Release date Q1/2024
3739 $ 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 w9-3475X Intel Xeon w9-3475X
36C 72T @ 4.80 GHz
1814 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 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 w9-3475X Intel Xeon w9-3475X
36C 72T @ 3.00 GHz
44869 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon w9-3475X Intel Xeon w9-3475X
36C 72T @ 4.80 GHz
2368 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon w9-3475X Intel Xeon w9-3475X
36C 72T @ 3.00 GHz
21059 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 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 w9-3475X Intel Xeon w9-3475X
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Qualcomm Adreno 740 @ 0.72 GHz
1840 (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 w9-3475X Intel Xeon w9-3475X
36C 72T @ 3.00 GHz
70859 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Intel Xeon w9-3475X Intel Xeon w9-3475X
36C 72T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
10 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon w9-3475X Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
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