Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6438N

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6438N
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Intel Xeon Gold 6438N

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 or Intel Xeon Gold 6438N - 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.10 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 was released in 2014.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6438N has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6438N was released in Q1/2023.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 205-212 (4) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5400/6400 (25)
2 Generation 4
Cortex-A7 Architecture Sapphire Rapids
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz. The Intel Xeon Gold 6438N has 32 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.60 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6438N
4 Cores 32
4 Threads 64
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6438N
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
QDSP6 DSP AI specifications --

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 304 GPU no iGPU
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
0.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology
0 Max. displays
-- Compute units --
24 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version --

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 304 GPU no iGPU
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6438N can connect up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6438N
LPDDR3-1066, LPDDR2-1066 Memory DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800
4 GB Max. Memory 4096 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
8.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 307.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 60.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 80
-- PCIe Bandwidth 315.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 6438N is 205 W.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6438N
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 205 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6438N cache has a total of 60.00 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6438N
28 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
-- Socket LGA 4677
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows, Linux
2014 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price 3351 $
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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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Qualcomm Snapdragon 210
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
62 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6438N Intel Xeon Gold 6438N
32C 64T @ 3.60 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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Qualcomm Snapdragon 210
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
231 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6438N Intel Xeon Gold 6438N
32C 64T @ 2.00 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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Qualcomm Snapdragon 210
Qualcomm Adreno 304 @ 0.40 GHz
19 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6438N Intel Xeon Gold 6438N
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Qualcomm Snapdragon 210
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
272 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6438N Intel Xeon Gold 6438N
32C 64T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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