AMD E-450 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 617

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AMD E-450 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
AMD E-450 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617

CPU comparison

AMD E-450 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 - 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 E-450 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.65 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD E-450 was released in Q3/2011.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 was released in Q4/2015.
AMD E (23) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
AMD E/E1/E2-1000 (5) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 (4)
1 Generation 2
Zacate (Bobcat) Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD E-450 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD E-450 is 1.65 GHz while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 is at 1.50 GHz.

AMD E-450 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.65 GHz A-Core 1.50 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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 E-450 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 546

Internal Graphics

The AMD E-450 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 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 6320 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 405
0.51 GHz GPU frequency 0.55 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.55 GHz
3 GPU Generation 4
40 nm Technology 28 nm
2 Max. displays 0
1 Compute units --
80 Shader 48
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 6320 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 E-450 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 10.7 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 7.5 GB/s.

AMD E-450 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR3-1866
8 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
10.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 7.5 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD E-450 is 18 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD E-450 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
18 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD E-450 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

AMD E-450 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
32 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 --
BGA 413 Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Android
Q3/2011 Release date Q4/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD E-450 (42%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD E-450 (31%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 (100%)

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 E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
122 (43%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
287 (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 E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
220 (19%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
1176 (100%)

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 E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
124 (41%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
301 (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 E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
217 (25%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
867 (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 E-450 AMD E-450
AMD Radeon HD 6320 @ 0.51 GHz
81 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
Qualcomm Adreno 405 @ 0.55 GHz
53 (65%)

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 E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
431 (48%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
893 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
AMD E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
48 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
AMD E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
59 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
121 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD E-450 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
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