Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 vs AMD Athlon II X4 645

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X4 645
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 AMD Athlon II X4 645

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 and the AMD Athlon II X4 645 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 4 core processor released in Q3/2016 with the AMD Athlon II X4 645 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2010.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family AMD Athlon II (52)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425/427 (2) CPU group AMD Athlon II X4 (Propus) (10)
3 Generation 1
Cortex-A53 Architecture Propus
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD Athlon II X4 645 clocks with 3.10 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X4 645
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz Frequency 3.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- 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 425 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X4 645
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 536 AI specifications --

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 308 GPU no iGPU
0.50 GHz GPU frequency --
0.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology
0 Max. displays
-- Compute units --
24 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version --

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 no iGPU
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425, while the AMD Athlon II X4 645 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X4 645
LPDDR3-1333 Memory DDR3-1333
4 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
10.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the AMD Athlon II X4 645 is 95 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X4 645
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon II X4 645 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 45 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X4 645
28 nm Technology 45 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
-- Socket AM3
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2016 Release date Q3/2010
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 (32%)
AMD Athlon II X4 645 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 (26%)
AMD Athlon II X4 645 (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 425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
126 (32%)
AMD Athlon II X4 645 AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
399 (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 425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
394 (29%)
AMD Athlon II X4 645 AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1374 (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 425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
507 (22%)
AMD Athlon II X4 645 AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
2274 (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 425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 645 AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
402 (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 425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 645 AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1520 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
144 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X4 645 AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
396 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X4 645 AMD Athlon II X4 645
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 425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 645 AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
157 (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 425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 645 AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
601 (100%)

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 425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
Qualcomm Adreno 308 @ 0.50 GHz
24 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X4 645 AMD Athlon II X4 645
@ 0.00 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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 645 AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
575 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 AMD Athlon II X4 645
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