Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 or Intel Xeon E5-2650 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 636 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 was released in Q4/2017.

The Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 was released in Q3/2013.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) Family Intel Xeon E5 (71)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 (1) CPU group Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15)
5 Generation 4
Kryo 260 Architecture Ivy Bridge EP
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 is 1.80 GHz while the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 is at 2.60 GHz (3.40 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 16
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 260 Gold
A-Core 2.60 GHz (3.40 GHz)
1.60 GHz
4x Kryo 260 Silver
B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon DSP AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 or Intel Xeon E5-2650 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 509 GPU no iGPU
0.72 GHz GPU frequency --
0.72 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
0 Max. displays
-- Compute units --
128 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- 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 509 GPU no iGPU
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 10.6 GB/s. The Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 supports up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
Memory DDR3-1600
8 GB Max. Memory 768 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
10.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 20.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 40
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 is --, while the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 20.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
14 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 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
Q4/2017 Release date Q3/2013
-- Release price 900 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 (49%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 (24%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 (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 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
322 (52%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
622 (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 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
1369 (28%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
4893 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
292 (46%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
632 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
1078 (28%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
3808 (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 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
2117 (16%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
13236 (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 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
249 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-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 multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
2166 (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 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Qualcomm Adreno 509 @ 0.72 GHz
184 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
@ 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 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
149536 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
312 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 2.60 GHz
3008 (100%)

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 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
128 (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 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
966 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
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