Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 or AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z - 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 215 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. Up to 3 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 was released in Q3/2019.

The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.73 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z was released in Q2/2022.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family AMD Ryzen 7 PRO (21)
Qualcomm Snapdragon QM215 (1) CPU group AMD Ryzen 6000U/7035U (9)
3 Generation 5
Cortex-A53 Architecture Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 is 1.30 GHz while the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z is at 2.70 GHz (4.73 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.73 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 215 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 or AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 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 308 GPU AMD Radeon 680M
0.50 GHz GPU frequency 2.00 GHz
0.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) 2.20 GHz
3 GPU Generation 9
28 nm Technology 6 nm
0 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 12
24 Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
11 DirectX Version 12

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 308 GPU AMD Radeon 680M
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 can use up to 3 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 4.3 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
LPDDR3-1066 Memory LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800
3 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
4.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 4.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 16.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 23.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 is --, while the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 28 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 20.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
28 nm Technology 6 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
-- Socket FP7
None Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2019 Release date Q2/2022
-- 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 215 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
Qualcomm Adreno 308 @ 0.50 GHz
24 (1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.20 GHz
3379 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
8C 16T @ 4.73 GHz
1613 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
14369 (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 215 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
8C 16T @ 4.73 GHz
1526 (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 215 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
8883 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
8C 16T @ 4.73 GHz
589 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
5534 (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 215 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
21025 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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