Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 vs AMD A4-4300M

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A4-4300M
Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 AMD A4-4300M

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 or AMD A4-4300M - 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 427 has 4 cores with 4 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 427 was released in Q1/2017.

The AMD A4-4300M has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-4300M was released in Q1/2012.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family AMD A (112)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425/427 (2) CPU group AMD A4-4000M (2)
3 Generation 2
Cortex-A53 Architecture Trinity (Piledriver)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz. The AMD A4-4300M has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.00 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 Characteristic AMD A4-4300M
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.00 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 427 Characteristic AMD A4-4300M
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 536 AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Qualcomm Adreno 308 GPU AMD Radeon HD 7420G
0.50 GHz GPU frequency 0.48 GHz
0.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.66 GHz
3 GPU Generation 4
28 nm Technology 32 nm
0 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 2
24 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 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 308 GPU AMD Radeon HD 7420G
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 427 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD A4-4300M can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 Characteristic AMD A4-4300M
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 1.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 has a TDP of --, that of the AMD A4-4300M is 35 W.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 Characteristic AMD A4-4300M
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the AMD A4-4300M cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 Characteristic AMD A4-4300M
28 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
-- Socket FS1r2
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems
Q1/2017 Release date Q1/2012
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 (37%)
AMD A4-4300M (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 (51%)
AMD A4-4300M (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 427 Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
116 (37%)
AMD A4-4300M AMD A4-4300M
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
316 (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 427 Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
376 (76%)
AMD A4-4300M AMD A4-4300M
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
492 (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 427 Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
Qualcomm Adreno 308 @ 0.50 GHz
24 (14%)
AMD A4-4300M AMD A4-4300M
AMD Radeon HD 7420G @ 0.66 GHz
168 (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 427 Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
437 (26%)
AMD A4-4300M AMD A4-4300M
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1680 (100%)

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 427 Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A4-4300M AMD A4-4300M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
239 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 AMD A4-4300M
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