Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c or Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 - 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 8c has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.45 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c was released in Q4/2019.

The Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 was released in Q4/2015.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) Family Intel Xeon E3 (43)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c (1) CPU group Intel Xeon E3 v5 (17)
1 Generation 5
Kryo 490 Architecture Skylake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.45 GHz. The Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (4.00 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.45 GHz
4x Kryo 490 Gold
A-Core 3.70 GHz (4.00 GHz)
1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 490 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 8c Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 690 @ 7 TOPS AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 675 GPU no iGPU
0.25 GHz GPU frequency --
0.59 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation --
7 nm Technology
1 Max. displays
7 Compute units --
672 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 675 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 / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory DDR4-2133
16 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c has a TDP of 7 W, that of the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 is 80 W.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
7 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 80 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c has a 5.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 cache has a total of 8.00 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
7 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
-- Socket LGA 1151
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android, Windows 10 (ARM) Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2019 Release date Q4/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c (59%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c (60%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 (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 8c Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz
665 (59%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1131 (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 8c Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz
2574 (60%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
4286 (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 8c Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
Qualcomm Adreno 675 @ 0.59 GHz
1550 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
@ 0.00 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 8c Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
8382 (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 8c Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
172 (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 8c Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
866 (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 8c Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz
7 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
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