AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

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AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS 8 core processor released in Q1/2024 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2016.
AMD Ryzen 7 (70) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
AMD Ryzen 8040 (20) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (3)
7 Generation 3
Hawk Point (Zen 4) Architecture Kryo
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.80 GHz (5.10 GHz). The processor can compute 16 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 Ryzen 7 8845HS Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
8 Cores 4
16 Threads 4
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.80 GHz (5.10 GHz)
8x Zen 4
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 Ryzen 7 8845HS Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
AMD Ryzen AI AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
AMD Ryzen™ AI 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.

AMD Radeon 780M GPU Qualcomm Adreno 530
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.62 GHz
2.70 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.62 GHz
3 GPU Generation 5
4 nm Technology 14 nm
4 Max. displays 0
12 Compute units --
768 Shader 256
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
AMD FSR Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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.

AMD Radeon 780M GPU Qualcomm Adreno 530
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 256 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, 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 Ryzen 7 8845HS Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 Memory LPDDR4-3733
256 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
8.00 MB L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS has a TDP of 45 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 Ryzen 7 8845HS Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
54 W TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS has 24.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 4 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 ISA extensions --
FP8 Socket --
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2024 Release date Q3/2016
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 (17%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 (7%)

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 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1857 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
341 (18%)

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 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
8C 16T @ 4.25 GHz
11334 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
864 (8%)

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 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
2456 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
370 (15%)

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 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
8C 16T @ 4.25 GHz
12135 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
752 (6%)

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 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.70 GHz
4201 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz
476 (11%)

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 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
8C 16T @ 4.25 GHz
28412 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1594 (6%)

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 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
102 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 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 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
866 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 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 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1757 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 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 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
8C 16T @ 4.25 GHz
15930 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
8C 16T @ 4.25 GHz
624 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
6744 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 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 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
15,930 CB R23 MC @ 55 W
287 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
2.40 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 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
16 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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