Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 vs Intel Xeon w5-2455X

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon w5-2455X
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Intel Xeon w5-2455X

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 and the Intel Xeon w5-2455X and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 8 core processor released in Q3/2018 with the Intel Xeon w5-2455X which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2023.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Xeon W (83)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845/850 (2) CPU group Intel Xeon W-2400 (8)
5 Generation 12
Kryo 385 Architecture Sapphire Rapids-WS
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Xeon W-2255
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.95 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon w5-2455X clocks with 3.20 GHz (4.60 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Characteristic Intel Xeon w5-2455X
8 Cores 12
8 Threads 24
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.95 GHz
4x Kryo 385 Gold
A-Core 3.20 GHz (4.60 GHz)
1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 385 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 850 Characteristic Intel Xeon w5-2455X
-- AI hardware --
-- 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 630 GPU no iGPU
0.70 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
4 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
-- Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB 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 630 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 4 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 850, while the Intel Xeon w5-2455X supports a maximum of 2048 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 153.6 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Characteristic Intel Xeon w5-2455X
LPDDR4X-3733 Memory DDR5-4800
8 GB Max. Memory 2048 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
29.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.50 MB L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 30.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 64
-- PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Xeon w5-2455X is 200 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Characteristic Intel Xeon w5-2455X
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 200 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 240 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 has 3.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon w5-2455X is at 30.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Characteristic Intel Xeon w5-2455X
10 nm Technology 10 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, AMX
-- Socket LGA 4677
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d, VT-rp, vPro Enterprise
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 11, Windows Server, Linux
Q3/2018 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price 1039 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 (33%)
Intel Xeon w5-2455X (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 (10%)
Intel Xeon w5-2455X (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
8C 8T @ 2.95 GHz
30 (33%)
Intel Xeon w5-2455X Intel Xeon w5-2455X
12C 24T @ 4.60 GHz
90 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
8C 8T @ 2.95 GHz
148 (10%)
Intel Xeon w5-2455X Intel Xeon w5-2455X
12C 24T @ 4.60 GHz
1428 (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 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
8C 8T @ 2.95 GHz
489 (100%)
Intel Xeon w5-2455X Intel Xeon w5-2455X
12C 24T @ 4.60 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 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
8C 8T @ 2.95 GHz
1953 (100%)
Intel Xeon w5-2455X Intel Xeon w5-2455X
12C 24T @ 3.90 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 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
Qualcomm Adreno 630 @ 0.70 GHz
737 (100%)
Intel Xeon w5-2455X Intel Xeon w5-2455X
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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