Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6438M

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6438M
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Intel Xeon Gold 6438M

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 and the Intel Xeon Gold 6438M and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 4 core processor released in Q4/2012 with the Intel Xeon Gold 6438M which has 32 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2023.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (1) 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 400 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 6438M clocks with 2.20 GHz (3.90 GHz), has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6438M
4 Cores 32
4 Threads 64
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 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 400 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6438M
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon QDSP6 AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Qualcomm Adreno 306 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 306 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

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 400, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6438M supports a maximum of 4096 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 307.2 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6438M
LPDDR3, LPDDR2 Memory DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800
Max. Memory 4096 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
-- 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 6438M is 205 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6438M
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 205 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 6438M is at 60.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6438M
28 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 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
Q4/2012 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price 3273 $
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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 400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
73 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6438M Intel Xeon Gold 6438M
32C 64T @ 3.90 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 400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
273 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6438M Intel Xeon Gold 6438M
32C 64T @ 2.20 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 400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
Qualcomm Adreno 306 @ 0.40 GHz
19 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6438M Intel Xeon Gold 6438M
@ 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 400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
323 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6438M Intel Xeon Gold 6438M
32C 64T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Intel Xeon Gold 6438M
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