Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 vs AMD EPYC 7301
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 | AMD EPYC 7301 | |
CPU comparisonQualcomm Snapdragon 427 or AMD EPYC 7301 - 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 EPYC 7301 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7301 was released in Q3/2017. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon (103) | Family | AMD EPYC (129) |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425/427 (2) | CPU group | AMD EPYC 7001 (12) |
| 3 | Generation | 1 |
| Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Naples (Zen) |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz. The AMD EPYC 7301 has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (2.70 GHz). |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7301 |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.40 GHz | Frequency | 2.20 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 2.70 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.70 GHz |
NPU AI performanceThe 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. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7301 |
| Qualcomm AI engine | AI hardware | -- |
| Hexagon 536 | AI specifications | -- |
| -- | NPU + CPU + iGPU | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)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. |
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| 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 supportA 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. |
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| 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 & PCIeThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7301 can connect up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7301 |
| LPDDR3-1333 | Memory | DDR4-2666 |
| 4 GB | Max. Memory | |
| 1 (Single Channel) | Memory channels | 8 (Octa Channel) |
| 5.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 170.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC | Yes |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | 64.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 128 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 126.1 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 has a TDP of --, that of the AMD EPYC 7301 is 170 W. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7301 |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 170 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 7301 cache has a total of 64.00 MB. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7301 |
| 28 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
| -- | Socket | SP3 |
| None | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q1/2017 | Release date | Q3/2017 |
| -- | Release price | 800 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
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⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
Qualcomm Adreno 308 @ 0.50 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7301
@ 0.00 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 | AMD EPYC 7301 |
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