Intel Xeon W-1270 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430

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Intel Xeon W-1270 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
Intel Xeon W-1270 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon W-1270 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 - 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 W-1270 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-1270 was released in Q2/2020.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 was released in Q2/2016.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Xeon W-1200 (13) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (2)
10 Generation 3
Comet Lake W Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-1270 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon W-1270 is 3.40 GHz (5.00 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 is at 1.40 GHz.

Intel Xeon W-1270 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
8 Cores 8
16 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.40 GHz Frequency 1.40 GHz
5.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
4.40 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 W-1270 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 536

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon W-1270 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 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.

Intel UHD Graphics P630 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 505
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.45 GHz
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.45 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 5
14 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 0
24 Compute units --
192 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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.

Intel UHD Graphics P630 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 505
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon W-1270 can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 46.9 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 supports up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.

Intel Xeon W-1270 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
DDR4-2933 Memory LPDDR3-1600
128 GB Max. Memory 6 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
46.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
16.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon W-1270 is 80 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon W-1270 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
80 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-1270 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 16.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon W-1270 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
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 ISA extensions --
LGA 1200 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2020 Release date Q2/2016
362 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-1270 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (9%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-1270 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (6%)

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 W-1270 Intel Xeon W-1270
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1442 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
124 (9%)

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 W-1270 Intel Xeon W-1270
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
9824 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
635 (6%)

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 W-1270 Intel Xeon W-1270
Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
Qualcomm Adreno 505 @ 0.45 GHz
22 (5%)

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 W-1270 Intel Xeon W-1270
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
17923 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
1021 (6%)

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 W-1270 Intel Xeon W-1270
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1710 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
8C 8T @ 1.40 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 W-1270 Intel Xeon W-1270
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
8264 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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