Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
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Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2014
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
Released
Q1/2022
Overall score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 140 W. Released in Q3/2014.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 / 8 Cores. Released in Q1/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    577 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 40% better clock speed

    3.00 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 14% better overclocked clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    229 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    237 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    625 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    343 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    239 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    116 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    563 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    131 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    384 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    448 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    345 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    637 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    64 place
  • AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
    4 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E5 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E5 v3 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Predecessor
    Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
  • Successor
    Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.00 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    3.20 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 730
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.84 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    left arrow --
  • Shader
    left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    left arrow --
  • Generation
    left arrow 7
  • Technology
    left arrow 4 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q1/2022
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2133 left arrow LPDDR5-3200
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 16 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 4
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    140 W left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv9-A64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow None
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow --
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 2.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    20.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Haswell E left arrow Kryo
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 4 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2011-3 left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q3/2014 left arrow Q1/2022
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow SM8450

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
916
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
1241
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
7713
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
3838
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

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