Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 vs AMD A6-7000

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A6-7000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 AMD A6-7000

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 or AMD A6-7000 - 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 430 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. Up to 6 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 was released in Q2/2016.

The AMD A6-7000 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 A6-7000 was released in Q2/2014.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family AMD A (112)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (2) CPU group AMD A6-7000 (2)
3 Generation 5
Cortex-A53 Architecture Kaveri (Steamroller)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 is 1.40 GHz while the AMD A6-7000 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-7000 is at 2.20 GHz (3.00 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Characteristic AMD A6-7000
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz Frequency 2.20 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 430 Characteristic AMD A6-7000
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 536 AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 or AMD A6-7000 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 505 GPU AMD Radeon R4 (Kaveri)
0.45 GHz GPU frequency 0.49 GHz
0.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.53 GHz
5 GPU Generation 6
28 nm Technology 28 nm
0 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 3
48 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 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 505 GPU AMD Radeon R4 (Kaveri)
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 430 can use up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s. The AMD A6-7000 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Characteristic AMD A6-7000
LPDDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1600
6 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 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 thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 is --, while the AMD A6-7000 has a TDP of 17 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Characteristic AMD A6-7000
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD A6-7000 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Characteristic AMD A6-7000
28 nm Technology 28 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 FM2+
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems
Q2/2016 Release date Q2/2014
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (0%)
AMD A6-7000 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (61%)
AMD A6-7000 (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 430 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
Qualcomm Adreno 505 @ 0.45 GHz
22 (11%)
AMD A6-7000 AMD A6-7000
AMD Radeon R4 (Kaveri) @ 0.53 GHz
205 (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 430 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
1021 (61%)
AMD A6-7000 AMD A6-7000
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1667 (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 430 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
124 (100%)
AMD A6-7000 AMD A6-7000
2C 2T @ 3.00 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 430 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
635 (100%)
AMD A6-7000 AMD A6-7000
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 AMD A6-7000
Unknown Unknown

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