Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6338N

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Intel Xeon Gold 6338N

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 and the Intel Xeon Gold 6338N and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 4 core processor released in Q4/2013 with the Intel Xeon Gold 6338N which has 32 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2021.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (1) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 (21)
2 Generation 3
Krait 450 Architecture Ice Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 6338N clocks with 2.20 GHz (3.50 GHz), has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
4 Cores 32
4 Threads 64
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 GHz

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 805 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon DSP V50 AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 420 GPU no iGPU
0.50 GHz GPU frequency --
0.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
4 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology
0 Max. displays
-- Compute units --
128 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 420 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 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 805, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6338N supports a maximum of 6144 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 170.8 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
LPDDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2666
8 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 170.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 48.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 64
-- PCIe Bandwidth 126.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 6338N is 185 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 185 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 6338N is at 48.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
28 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
-- Socket LGA 4189
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2013 Release date Q2/2021
-- Release price 2795 $
show more data show more data


Rate these processors

Here you can rate the Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the Intel Xeon Gold 6338N to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:


Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (13%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6338N (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (2%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6338N (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 805 Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
162 (13%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6338N Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
32C 64T @ 3.50 GHz
1255 (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 805 Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
530 (2%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6338N Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
32C 64T @ 2.80 GHz
25187 (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 805 Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
582 (1%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6338N Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
32C 64T @ 2.80 GHz
46594 (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 805 Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
Qualcomm Adreno 420 @ 0.50 GHz
128 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6338N Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
Unknown Unknown

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. Intel Xeon Gold 6338Intel Xeon Gold 6338N Intel Xeon Gold 6338 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
2. AMD EPYC 7543PIntel Xeon Gold 6338N AMD EPYC 7543P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
3. Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 805 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
4. Intel Xeon Gold 6338NIntel Xeon Gold 6326 Intel Xeon Gold 6338N vs Intel Xeon Gold 6326
5. Intel Xeon Gold 6338NApple A8X Intel Xeon Gold 6338N vs Apple A8X
6. Intel Core i5-1135G7Intel Xeon Gold 6338N Intel Core i5-1135G7 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
7. Intel Xeon Gold 6338NAMD Ryzen 5 3600 Intel Xeon Gold 6338N vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
8. Intel Celeron 5305UIntel Xeon Gold 6338N Intel Celeron 5305U vs Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
9. Intel Xeon Gold 6338NIntel Celeron G3900 Intel Xeon Gold 6338N vs Intel Celeron G3900
10. Intel Xeon Gold 6338NIntel Xeon W-3235 Intel Xeon Gold 6338N vs Intel Xeon W-3235


back to index