AMD EPYC 7302P vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

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AMD EPYC 7302P CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
AMD EPYC 7302P Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD EPYC 7302P and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD EPYC 7302P 16 core processor released in Q3/2019 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2016.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
AMD EPYC 7002 (24) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (3)
2 Generation 3
Rome (Zen 2) Architecture Kryo
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7302P is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.30 GHz). The processor can compute 32 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 clocks with 2.40 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

AMD EPYC 7302P Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
16 Cores 4
32 Threads 4
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz (3.30 GHz) A-Core 2.40 GHz
2x Kryo
-- B-Core 1.60 GHz
2x Kryo

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 EPYC 7302P Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 680

Internal Graphics

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.

no iGPU GPU Qualcomm Adreno 530
GPU frequency 0.62 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.62 GHz
-- GPU Generation 5
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 0
-- Compute units --
-- Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 11,1

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.

no iGPU GPU Qualcomm Adreno 530
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 8 memory channels is supported by the AMD EPYC 7302P, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 14.9 GB/s enabled.

AMD EPYC 7302P Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4-3733
Max. Memory 8 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
128.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
128 PCIe lanes --
252.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The AMD EPYC 7302P has a TDP of 155 W. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD EPYC 7302P Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
155 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7302P has 128.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 7 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD EPYC 7302P Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
7 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions --
SP3 Socket --
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2019 Release date Q3/2016
2850 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7302P (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 (31%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7302P (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 (6%)

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 EPYC 7302P AMD EPYC 7302P
16C 32T @ 3.30 GHz
1043 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
341 (33%)

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 EPYC 7302P AMD EPYC 7302P
16C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
16674 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
864 (5%)

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 EPYC 7302P AMD EPYC 7302P
16C 32T @ 3.30 GHz
1322 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
370 (28%)

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 EPYC 7302P AMD EPYC 7302P
16C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
11563 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
752 (7%)

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 EPYC 7302P AMD EPYC 7302P
16C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
32547 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1594 (5%)

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 EPYC 7302P AMD EPYC 7302P
16C 32T @ 3.30 GHz
384 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 EPYC 7302P AMD EPYC 7302P
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz
476 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD EPYC 7302P Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
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