AMD A6-3620 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A6-3620 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
AMD A6-3620 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625

CPU comparison

AMD A6-3620 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 - 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 A6-3620 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-3620 was released in Q4/2011.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 was released in Q2/2016.
AMD A (112) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
AMD A6-3000 (5) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 625/626 (2)
1 Generation 3
Llano (K10) Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-3620 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-3620 is 2.20 GHz (2.50 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 is at 2.00 GHz.

AMD A6-3620 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.00 GHz

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.

AMD A6-3620 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 546

Internal Graphics

The AMD A6-3620 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 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 6530D GPU Qualcomm Adreno 506
0.44 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.65 GHz
3 GPU Generation 5
32 nm Technology 14 nm
0 Max. displays 0
5 Compute units --
320 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11 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 6530D GPU Qualcomm Adreno 506
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 A6-3620 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 14.9 GB/s.

AMD A6-3620 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR3-1866
Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A6-3620 is 65 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A6-3620 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A6-3620 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

AMD A6-3620 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
32 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions --
FM1 Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q4/2011 Release date Q2/2016
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A6-3620 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 (86%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A6-3620 (93%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 (81%)

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 A6-3620 AMD A6-3620
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
315 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
271 (86%)

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 A6-3620 AMD A6-3620
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1003 (86%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1163 (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.
AMD A6-3620 AMD A6-3620
AMD Radeon HD 6530D @ 0.44 GHz
284 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Qualcomm Adreno 506 @ 0.65 GHz
125 (44%)

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 A6-3620 AMD A6-3620
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2896 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1775 (61%)

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.
AMD A6-3620 AMD A6-3620
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
294 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-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 multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD A6-3620 AMD A6-3620
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
941 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A6-3620 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
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