Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 or AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 - 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 Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 was released in Q3/2017.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family AMD Ryzen 5 PRO (28)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (2) CPU group AMD Ryzen 1000 (15)
3 Generation 1
Cortex-A53 Architecture Summit Ridge (Zen)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- 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 Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 is at 3.50 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.40 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 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 Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 536 AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 or AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 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 no iGPU
0.45 GHz GPU frequency --
0.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology
0 Max. displays
-- Compute units --
48 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 505 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

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 Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 42.7 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
LPDDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2666
6 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 16.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 19.7 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 is --, while the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 16.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
28 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
-- Socket AM4 (PGA 1331)
None Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2016 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 265 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (13%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (14%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 (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 (13%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
935 (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 430 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
635 (17%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3781 (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 (11%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
9280 (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 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
151 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
775 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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