AMD EPYC 7662 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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AMD EPYC 7662 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
AMD EPYC 7662 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 7662 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 - 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 7662 has 64 cores with 128 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7662 was released in Q1/2020.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.15 GHz. The CPU supports up to 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 was released in Q4/2015.
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 --
AMD EPYC 7763 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7662 is a 64 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.30 GHz). The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.15 GHz.

AMD EPYC 7662 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
64 Cores 4
128 Threads 4
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz (3.30 GHz) A-Core 2.15 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 7662 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 680

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

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

The AMD EPYC 7662 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 can connect up to 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

AMD EPYC 7662 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4-3733
Max. Memory 12 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
256.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
128 PCIe lanes --
252.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD EPYC 7662 has a TDP of 225 W, that of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 is --.

AMD EPYC 7662 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
225 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7662 has a 256.00 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

AMD EPYC 7662 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
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
Q1/2020 Release date Q4/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7662 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (33%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7662 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (3%)

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 7662 AMD EPYC 7662
64C 128T @ 3.30 GHz
1046 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz
344 (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 7662 AMD EPYC 7662
64C 128T @ 2.40 GHz
33944 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz
903 (3%)

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 7662 AMD EPYC 7662
64C 128T @ 2.40 GHz
73144 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz
1362 (2%)

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 7662 AMD EPYC 7662
64C 128T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz
367 (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 EPYC 7662 AMD EPYC 7662
64C 128T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz
746 (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 EPYC 7662 AMD EPYC 7662
64C 128T @ 3.30 GHz
386 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 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 EPYC 7662 AMD EPYC 7662
64C 128T @ 2.40 GHz
18203 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 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 7662 AMD EPYC 7662
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz
476 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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