Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 and the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 8 core processor released in Q1/2021 with the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) Family Intel Xeon E5 (71)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/860 (3) CPU group Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15)
6 Generation 4
Kryo 485 Architecture Ivy Bridge EP
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.96 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 clocks with 2.70 GHz (3.50 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
8 Cores 12
8 Threads 24
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.96 GHz
1x Kryo 485 Prime
A-Core 2.70 GHz (3.50 GHz)
2.42 GHz
3x Kryo 485 Gold
B-Core --
1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 485 Silver
C-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 860 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 690 @ 7 TOPS 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 640 GPU no iGPU
0.25 GHz GPU frequency --
0.68 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation --
7 nm Technology
1 Max. displays
4 Compute units --
384 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.0 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 640 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860, while the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 59.7 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory DDR3-1866
16 GB Max. Memory 768 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 59.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 30.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 40
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 is 130 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 130 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 has 5.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 7 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 is at 30.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
7 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
Q1/2021 Release date Q3/2013
-- Release price 1975 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 (98%)
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 (86%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 (43%)
Intel Xeon E5-2697 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 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
733 (96%)
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
762 (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 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
2698 (35%)
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
7782 (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 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
972 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
702 (72%)

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 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
2634 (51%)
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
5167 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
651 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
8249 (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 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Qualcomm Adreno 640 @ 0.68 GHz
1037 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
@ 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 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
542771 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 2.70 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 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
560128 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 2.70 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 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
17198 (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 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz
4519 (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 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
98 (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 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
1557 (100%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

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 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
7 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
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