AMD EPYC 7542 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 215

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AMD EPYC 7542 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
AMD EPYC 7542 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 7542 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 - 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 EPYC 7542 has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7542 was released in Q3/2019.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 3 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 was released in Q3/2019.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
AMD EPYC 7002 (24) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon QM215 (1)
2 Generation 3
Rome (Zen 2) Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7542 has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7542 is 2.90 GHz (3.40 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 is at 1.30 GHz.

AMD EPYC 7542 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
32 Cores 4
64 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 1.30 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 EPYC 7542 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD EPYC 7542 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 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.

no iGPU GPU Qualcomm Adreno 308
GPU frequency 0.50 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.50 GHz
-- GPU Generation 3
Technology 28 nm
Max. displays 0
-- Compute units --
-- Shader 24
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU Qualcomm Adreno 308
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD EPYC 7542 can use up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 supports up to 3 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 4.3 GB/s.

AMD EPYC 7542 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR3-1066
Max. Memory 3 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 4.3 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 thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD EPYC 7542 is 225 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD EPYC 7542 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
225 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7542 is manufactured in 7 nm and has 128.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

AMD EPYC 7542 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
7 nm Technology 28 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 Q3/2019
6000 $ Release price --
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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 7542 AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz
1013 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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 7542 AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz
26749 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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 7542 AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz
1371 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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 7542 AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz
14416 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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 7542 AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz
397 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 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 7542 AMD EPYC 7542
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
Qualcomm Adreno 308 @ 0.50 GHz
24 (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 EPYC 7542 AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz
56727 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD EPYC 7542 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
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