Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Intel Xeon Platinum 8260

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 - 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 Platinum 8260 has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 was released in Q2/2019.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 205-212 (4) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21)
2 Generation 2
Cortex-A7 Architecture Cascade Lake
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 Platinum 8260 has 24 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.90 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
4 Cores 24
4 Threads 48
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 GHz

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 Platinum 8260
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 Platinum 8260 can connect up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
LPDDR3-1066, LPDDR2-1066 Memory DDR4-2933
4 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
8.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 35.75 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 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 Platinum 8260 is 165 W.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 165 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 Platinum 8260 cache has a total of 35.75 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
28 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
-- Socket LGA 3647
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
2014 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price 4702 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 (5%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 (1%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 (100%)

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 (5%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz
1131 (100%)

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 (1%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
24C 48T @ 2.40 GHz
18863 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Qualcomm Snapdragon 210
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
272 (1%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
24C 48T @ 2.40 GHz
29369 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. 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
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz
366 (100%)

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 Platinum 8260 Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
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