AMD EPYC 9684X vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 205

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AMD EPYC 9684X CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 205
AMD EPYC 9684X Qualcomm Snapdragon 205

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 9684X or Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 - 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 9684X has 96 cores with 192 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9684X was released in Q2/2023.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 was released in 2017.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (103)
AMD EPYC 9004 (21) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 205-212 (4)
4 Generation 2
Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4) Architecture Cortex-A7
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 9684X has 96 CPU cores and can calculate 192 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9684X is 2.55 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 is at 1.10 GHz.

AMD EPYC 9684X Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 205
96 Cores 2
192 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.55 GHz Frequency 1.10 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.42 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 9684X Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 205
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD EPYC 9684X or Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 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 304
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.40 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 304
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 9684X can use up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 460.8 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 3.2 GB/s.

AMD EPYC 9684X Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 205
DDR5-4800 Memory LPDDR3-800, LPDDR2-800
6144 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
12 Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
460.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 3.2 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
1,152.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
128 PCIe lanes --
504.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD EPYC 9684X is 400 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD EPYC 9684X Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 205
400 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
320 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 9684X is manufactured in 5 nm and has 1,152.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

AMD EPYC 9684X Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 205
5 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI ISA extensions --
SP5 Socket --
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 Operating systems Android
Q2/2023 Release date 2017
14756 $ Release price --
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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 9684X AMD EPYC 9684X
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Qualcomm Snapdragon 205
Qualcomm Adreno 304 @ 0.40 GHz
19 (100%)

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