AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B 4 core processor released in Q1/2018 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2015.
AMD Ryzen Embedded V (16) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
AMD Ryzen Embedded V1000 (7) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (3)
1 Generation 3
Great Horned Owl (Zen) Architecture Kryo
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 clocks with 2.15 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz A-Core 2.15 GHz
2x Kryo
-- B-Core 1.60 GHz
2x Kryo

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 Ryzen Embedded V1500B Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 680
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

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

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 supports a maximum of 12 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 14.9 GB/s enabled.

AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR4-3733
32 GB Max. Memory 12 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B has a TDP of 16 W. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
16 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B has 6.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
14 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 --
FP5 Socket --
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2018 Release date Q4/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (62%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (38%)

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 Embedded V1500B AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
601 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz
344 (57%)

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 Embedded V1500B AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2254 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz
903 (40%)

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 Embedded V1500B AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
557 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz
367 (66%)

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 Embedded V1500B AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1780 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz
746 (42%)

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 Embedded V1500B AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
4184 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz
1362 (33%)

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 Embedded V1500B AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz
476 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Synology DiskStation DS1621+
Synology DiskStation DS1821+
QNAP Turbo Station TS-673A
Unknown

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