Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 vs AMD E-450

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD E-450
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 AMD E-450

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 or AMD E-450 - 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 E-450 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.65 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD E-450 was released in Q3/2011.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family AMD E (23)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (2) CPU group AMD E/E1/E2-1000 (5)
3 Generation 1
Cortex-A53 Architecture Zacate (Bobcat)
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 E-450 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD E-450 is at 1.65 GHz.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Characteristic AMD E-450
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz Frequency 1.65 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 430 Characteristic AMD E-450
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 536 AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 or AMD E-450 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 HD 6320
0.45 GHz GPU frequency 0.51 GHz
0.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation 3
28 nm Technology 40 nm
0 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 1
48 Shader 80
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 505 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6320
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 E-450 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 10.7 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Characteristic AMD E-450
LPDDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1333
6 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 10.7 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 E-450 has a TDP of 18 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Characteristic AMD E-450
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 18 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 E-450 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Characteristic AMD E-450
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
-- Socket BGA 413
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems
Q2/2016 Release date Q3/2011
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ 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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
124 (100%)
AMD E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
122 (98%)

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 E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
220 (35%)

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 (27%)
AMD E-450 AMD E-450
AMD Radeon HD 6320 @ 0.51 GHz
81 (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 (100%)
AMD E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
431 (42%)

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 430 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
124 (100%)

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 430 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
217 (100%)

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 430 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
48 (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 430 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
59 (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 430 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
121 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 AMD E-450
Unknown Unknown

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