Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 vs AMD A6-3400M

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A6-3400M
Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 AMD A6-3400M

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 or AMD A6-3400M - 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.10 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 was released in 2017.

The AMD A6-3400M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-3400M was released in Q2/2011.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family AMD A (112)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 205-212 (4) CPU group AMD A6-3000M (9)
2 Generation 1
Cortex-A7 Architecture Llano (K10)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 is 1.10 GHz while the AMD A6-3400M has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-3400M is at 1.40 GHz (2.30 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Characteristic AMD A6-3400M
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.10 GHz Frequency 1.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.30 GHz

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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Characteristic AMD A6-3400M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 or AMD A6-3400M 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 304 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6520G
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
0.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation 3
28 nm Technology 32 nm
0 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 5
24 Shader 320
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
11 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 304 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6520G
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 can use up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 3.2 GB/s. The AMD A6-3400M supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Characteristic AMD A6-3400M
LPDDR3-800, LPDDR2-800 Memory DDR3-1333
4 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
3.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 is --, while the AMD A6-3400M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Characteristic AMD A6-3400M
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD A6-3400M is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Characteristic AMD A6-3400M
28 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
-- Socket FS1
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems
2017 Release date Q2/2011
-- 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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Qualcomm Snapdragon 205
Qualcomm Adreno 304 @ 0.40 GHz
19 (8%)
AMD A6-3400M AMD A6-3400M
AMD Radeon HD 6520G @ 0.40 GHz
256 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Qualcomm Snapdragon 205
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A6-3400M AMD A6-3400M
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
234 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Qualcomm Snapdragon 205
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A6-3400M AMD A6-3400M
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
726 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Qualcomm Snapdragon 205
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A6-3400M AMD A6-3400M
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1964 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 AMD A6-3400M
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