Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G vs Intel Xeon Gold 6126F

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G Intel Xeon Gold 6126F

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G and the Intel Xeon Gold 6126F and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G 8 core processor released in Q1/2021 with the Intel Xeon Gold 6126F which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 (2) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34)
6 Generation 1
Kryo 460 Architecture Skylake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 6126F clocks with 2.60 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
8 Cores 12
8 Threads 24
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 2.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.00 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 480 5G Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 686 @ 3.3 TOPS 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 619 GPU no iGPU
0.95 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation --
8 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
-- Compute units --
128 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 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 619 GPU no iGPU
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6126F supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory DDR4-2666
8 GB Max. Memory 768 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 19.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 6126F is 135 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 135 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 8 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 6126F is at 19.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
8 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 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
Q1/2021 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 1930 $
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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 480 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
503 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
12C 24T @ 3.70 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 480 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1643 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
12C 24T @ 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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
Qualcomm Adreno 619 @ 0.95 GHz
536 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
260173 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 480 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
161 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
1996 (100%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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).
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
3.3 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
Oppo A74 5G
Oppo A5 5G
OnePlus Nord 200
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