Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 vs AMD A8-3870K

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-3870K
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 AMD A8-3870K

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 or AMD A8-3870K - 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 415 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 was released in Q1/2015.

The AMD A8-3870K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-3870K was released in Q4/2011.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) Family AMD A (112)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (4) CPU group AMD A8-3000 (4)
2 Generation 1
Cortex-A53 Architecture Llano (K10)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 is 1.40 GHz while the AMD A8-3870K has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-3870K is at 3.10 GHz.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 Characteristic AMD A8-3870K
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.40 GHz Frequency 3.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 Characteristic AMD A8-3870K
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon V50 AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 or AMD A8-3870K 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 405 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6550D
0.55 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
4 GPU Generation 3
28 nm Technology 32 nm
0 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 5
48 Shader 400
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 405 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6550D
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 415 can use up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 5.4 GB/s. The AMD A8-3870K supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 Characteristic AMD A8-3870K
LPDDR3-1333 Memory DDR3-1600
4 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
5.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 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 415 is --, while the AMD A8-3870K has a TDP of 100 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 Characteristic AMD A8-3870K
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 100 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD A8-3870K is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 Characteristic AMD A8-3870K
28 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
-- Socket FM1
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2015 Release date Q4/2011
-- Release price 80 $
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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 415 Qualcomm Snapdragon 415
Qualcomm Adreno 405 @ 0.55 GHz
53 (11%)
AMD A8-3870K AMD A8-3870K
AMD Radeon HD 6550D @ 0.60 GHz
480 (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 415 Qualcomm Snapdragon 415
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
100 (100%)
AMD A8-3870K AMD A8-3870K
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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 415 Qualcomm Snapdragon 415
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
329 (100%)
AMD A8-3870K AMD A8-3870K
4C 4T @ 3.10 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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 Qualcomm Snapdragon 415
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-3870K AMD A8-3870K
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
176 (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 415 Qualcomm Snapdragon 415
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-3870K AMD A8-3870K
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
666 (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 415 Qualcomm Snapdragon 415
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-3870K AMD A8-3870K
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
3684 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 Qualcomm Snapdragon 415
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-3870K AMD A8-3870K
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
77 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 Qualcomm Snapdragon 415
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-3870K AMD A8-3870K
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
302 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 AMD A8-3870K
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