AMD A4-5050 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 616

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AMD A4-5050 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
AMD A4-5050 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616

CPU comparison

AMD A4-5050 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 - 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 AMD A4-5050 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.55 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-5050 was released in Q1/2014.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 was released in Q3/2015.
AMD A (112) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
AMD A4-5000 (5) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 (4)
4 Generation 2
Kabini (Jaguar) Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A4-5050 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-5050 is 1.55 GHz while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 is at 1.70 GHz.

AMD A4-5050 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.55 GHz A-Core 1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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.

AMD A4-5050 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon V50
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD A4-5050 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon HD 8330 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 405
0.50 GHz GPU frequency 0.55 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.55 GHz
5 GPU Generation 4
28 nm Technology 28 nm
2 Max. displays 0
2 Compute units --
128 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.1 DirectX Version 11

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.

AMD Radeon HD 8330 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 405
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A4-5050 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 6.4 GB/s.

AMD A4-5050 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
DDR3L-1600 Memory LPDDR3-1600
Max. Memory 4 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 6.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A4-5050 is 13.5 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A4-5050 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
13.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A4-5050 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

AMD A4-5050 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
28 nm Technology 28 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions --
FT3 Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Android
Q1/2014 Release date Q3/2015
-- Release price --
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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.
AMD A4-5050 AMD A4-5050
AMD Radeon HD 8330 @ 0.50 GHz
127 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
Qualcomm Adreno 405 @ 0.55 GHz
53 (42%)

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.
AMD A4-5050 AMD A4-5050
4C 4T @ 1.55 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
127 (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.
AMD A4-5050 AMD A4-5050
4C 4T @ 1.55 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
531 (100%)

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.
AMD A4-5050 AMD A4-5050
4C 4T @ 1.55 GHz
2136 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A4-5050 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
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