Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8156

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) Intel Xeon Platinum 8156

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) and the Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) 10 core processor released in Q2/2024 with the Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (1) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (1) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8100 (16)
1 Generation 1
Oryon Architecture Skylake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz (3.40 GHz). The processor can compute 10 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 clocks with 3.60 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
10 Cores 4
10 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz Frequency 3.60 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.70 GHz

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 X Plus (X1P-64-100) Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Qualcomm Hexagon NPU @ 45 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 X Elite/Plus GPU no iGPU
1.00 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
4 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
12.2 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 X Elite/Plus 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 Codec VP8 No
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 8 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100), while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
LPDDR5X-8448 Memory DDR4-2666
64 GB Max. Memory 768 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
133.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
42.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 17.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) has a TDP of 23 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 is 105 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
23 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 105 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
80 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) has 42.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 4 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 is at 17.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
4 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, AVX-512
-- Socket LGA 3647
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10/11 (ARM), Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2024 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 7000 $
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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 X Plus (X1P-64-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus @ 1.00 GHz
3800 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 X Plus (X1P-64-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
10C 10T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
162 (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 X Plus (X1P-64-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
10C 10T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
827 (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 X Plus (X1P-64-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
10C 10T @ 1.00 GHz
45 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
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