Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c vs Intel Xeon w3-2423

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon w3-2423
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c Intel Xeon w3-2423

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c or Intel Xeon w3-2423 - 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 w3-2423 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 2048 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon w3-2423 was released in Q1/2023.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Xeon W (83)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c (1) CPU group Intel Xeon W-2400 (8)
1 Generation 12
Kryo 490 Architecture Sapphire Rapids-WS
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Xeon W-2223
-- 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 w3-2423 has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (4.20 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c Characteristic Intel Xeon w3-2423
8 Cores 6
8 Threads 12
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.45 GHz
4x Kryo 490 Gold
A-Core 2.10 GHz (4.20 GHz)
1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 490 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 8c Characteristic Intel Xeon w3-2423
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 690 @ 7 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 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 w3-2423 can connect up to 2048 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c Characteristic Intel Xeon w3-2423
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory DDR5-4400
16 GB Max. Memory 2048 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 15.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 64
-- PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 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 w3-2423 is 120 W.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c Characteristic Intel Xeon w3-2423
7 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 120 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 144 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 74 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c has a 5.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon w3-2423 cache has a total of 15.00 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c Characteristic Intel Xeon w3-2423
7 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, Windows 10 (ARM) Operating systems Windows 11, Windows Server, Linux
Q4/2019 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price 359 $
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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 8c Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz
665 (100%)
Intel Xeon w3-2423 Intel Xeon w3-2423
6C 12T @ 4.20 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 8c Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz
2574 (100%)
Intel Xeon w3-2423 Intel Xeon w3-2423
6C 12T @ 3.10 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 8c Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
Qualcomm Adreno 675 @ 0.59 GHz
1550 (100%)
Intel Xeon w3-2423 Intel Xeon w3-2423
@ 0.00 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 8c Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz
7 (100%)
Intel Xeon w3-2423 Intel Xeon w3-2423
6C 12T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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