Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx and the Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 8 core processor released in Q4/2018 with the Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P which has 32 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2021.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx (2) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8300 (12)
2 Generation 3
Kryo 495 Architecture Ice Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.84 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P clocks with 2.60 GHz (3.40 GHz), has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
8 Cores 32
8 Threads 64
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.84 GHz
4x Kryo 495 Gold
A-Core 2.60 GHz (3.40 GHz)
1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 495 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 8cx Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 685 @ 3 TOPS 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 680 GPU no iGPU
0.25 GHz GPU frequency --
0.59 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation --
7 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
8 Compute units --
768 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 680 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 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

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 8 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P supports a maximum of 6144 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 204.8 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory DDR4-3200
16 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
68.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 204.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 48.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 64
-- PCIe Bandwidth 126.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P is 240 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
7 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 240 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 7 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P is at 48.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
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
-- Socket LGA 4189
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android, Windows 10 (ARM) Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2018 Release date Q2/2021
-- Release price 3950 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx (62%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P (0%)

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 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
724 (62%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz
1172 (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 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
2808 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz
1520 (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 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
Qualcomm Adreno 680 @ 0.59 GHz
1843 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
@ 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 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
3 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
32C 64T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
Lenovo Flex 5G
Lenovo Yoga C 5G
Samsung Galaxy Book S
Unknown

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