Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 or Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 - 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 712 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 was released in Q1/2019.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 has 48 cores with 96 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 was released in Q3/2019.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (77)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 (2) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21)
1 Generation 2
Kryo 360 Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz. The Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 has 48 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.80 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
8 Cores 48
8 Threads 96
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz
2x Kryo 360 Gold
A-Core 2.30 GHz (3.80 GHz)
1.70 GHz
6x Kryo 360 Silver
B-Core --

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 712 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 685 @ 3 TOPS 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 616 GPU no iGPU
0.75 GHz GPU frequency --
0.75 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
0 Max. displays
-- Compute units --
256 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 616 GPU no iGPU
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode 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 Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 can connect up to GB of memory in 12 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
LPDDR4X-3733 Memory DDR4-2933
8 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 12
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 281.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 71.50 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 712 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 is 350 W.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 350 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 cache has a total of 71.50 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
10 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
Q1/2019 Release date Q3/2019
-- Release price --
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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 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
401 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
48C 96T @ 3.80 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 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1447 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
48C 96T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
450 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
48C 96T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1410 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
48C 96T @ 2.50 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 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
Qualcomm Adreno 616 @ 0.75 GHz
384 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
249650 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
48C 96T @ 2.30 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 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
195433 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
48C 96T @ 2.30 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 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
2458 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
48C 96T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
3 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
48C 96T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
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