Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 vs Intel Xeon E7-4850 v2

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E7-4850 v2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Intel Xeon E7-4850 v2

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 or Intel Xeon E7-4850 v2 - 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 600 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 was released in Q1/2013.

The Intel Xeon E7-4850 v2 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E7-4850 v2 was released in Q1/2014.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Xeon E7 (20)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 (1) CPU group Intel Xeon E7 v2 (20)
2 Generation 4
Krait Architecture Ivy Bridge EX
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 is 1.70 GHz while the Intel Xeon E7-4850 v2 has 12 CPU cores and 24 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E7-4850 v2 is at 2.30 GHz (2.80 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-4850 v2
4 Cores 12
4 Threads 24
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 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 600 Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-4850 v2
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon QDSP6 AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 or Intel Xeon E7-4850 v2 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 320 GPU no iGPU
0.55 GHz GPU frequency --
0.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology
0 Max. displays
-- Compute units --
16 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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 320 GPU no iGPU
No 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
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s. The Intel Xeon E7-4850 v2 supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-4850 v2
LPDDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1600
8 GB Max. Memory 1536 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 24.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 is --, while the Intel Xeon E7-4850 v2 has a TDP of 105 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-4850 v2
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 105 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon E7-4850 v2 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 24.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-4850 v2
28 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
-- Socket LGA 2011
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2013 Release date Q1/2014
-- Release price 2100 $
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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 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
148 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-4850 v2 Intel Xeon E7-4850 v2
12C 24T @ 2.80 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 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
429 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-4850 v2 Intel Xeon E7-4850 v2
12C 24T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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