AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c

Last updated: 2024-02-08

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c - 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 Ryzen 7 5800X3D has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D was released in Q4/2020. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.45 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c was released in Q4/2019.

AMD Ryzen 7 (67)	Family	Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
AMD Ryzen 5000 (12)	CPU group	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c (1)
4	Generation	1
Vermeer (Zen 3)	Architecture	Kryo 490
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D is 3.40 GHz (4.50 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c is at 2.45 GHz.
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
8	Cores	8
16	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.40 GHz (4.50 GHz)	A-Core	2.45 GHz 4x Kryo 490 Gold
--	B-Core	1.80 GHz 4x Kryo 490 Silver
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 Ryzen 7 5800X3D	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
--	AI hardware	Qualcomm AI engine
--	AI specifications	Hexagon 690 @ 7 TOPS

Internal Graphics The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c 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 675
	GPU frequency	0.25 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	0.59 GHz
--	GPU Generation	5
	Technology	7 nm
	Max. displays	1
--	Compute units	7
--	Shader	672
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	4 GB
--	DirectX Version	12.0

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 675
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c supports up to 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
DDR4-3200	Memory	LPDDR4X-4266
128 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	4 (Quad Channel)
51.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
4.00 MB	L2 Cache	2.00 MB
96.00 MB	L3 Cache	3.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	--
20	PCIe lanes	--
39.4 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D is 105 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
105 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	7 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
90 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D is manufactured in 7 nm and has 100.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 5.00 MB cache.
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
7 nm	Technology	7 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	--
AM4 (PGA 1331)	Socket	--
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	None
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Android, Windows 10 (ARM)
Q4/2020	Release date	Q4/2019
449 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (100%)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c (40%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (100%)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c (21%)

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 Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	1679 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c 8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz	665 (40%)

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 Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	12024 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c 8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz	2574 (21%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	95 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c 8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	835 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c 8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	1475 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c 8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	15125 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c 8C 8T @ 2.45 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 Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	2104 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c 8C 8T @ 2.45 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 Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	11646 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c 8C 8T @ 2.45 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 Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	585 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c 8C 8T @ 2.45 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 Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	5799 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c 8C 8T @ 2.45 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 Ryzen 7 5800X3D @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c Qualcomm Adreno 675 @ 0.59 GHz	1550 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	246 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c 8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	28090 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c 8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	249 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c 8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	2477 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c 8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 15,125 CB R23 MC @ 96 W	158 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c 2.45 GHz	0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).


	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c 8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz	7 (100%)

Devices using this processor
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