Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 vs AMD Athlon II X3 440

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X3 440
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 AMD Athlon II X3 440

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 or AMD Athlon II X3 440 - 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 600 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 was released in Q1/2013.

The AMD Athlon II X3 440 has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 440 was released in Q1/2010.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family AMD Athlon II (52)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 (1) CPU group AMD Athlon II X3 (Rana) (12)
2 Generation 1
Krait Architecture Rana
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 is 1.70 GHz while the AMD Athlon II X3 440 has 3 CPU cores and 3 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X3 440 is at 3.00 GHz.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 440
4 Cores 3
4 Threads 3
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz Frequency 3.00 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 600 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 440
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon QDSP6 AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 or AMD Athlon II X3 440 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 320 GPU no iGPU
0.55 GHz GPU frequency --
0.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology
0 Max. displays
-- Compute units --
16 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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 320 GPU no iGPU
No 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
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s. The AMD Athlon II X3 440 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 440
LPDDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1333
8 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.50 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 is --, while the AMD Athlon II X3 440 has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 440
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon II X3 440 is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 1.50 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 440
28 nm Technology 45 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
-- Socket AM3
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2013 Release date Q1/2010
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 (40%)
AMD Athlon II X3 440 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 (45%)
AMD Athlon II X3 440 (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 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
148 (40%)
AMD Athlon II X3 440 AMD Athlon II X3 440
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
374 (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 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
429 (45%)
AMD Athlon II X3 440 AMD Athlon II X3 440
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
944 (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 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X3 440 AMD Athlon II X3 440
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
1715 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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