Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 vs Intel Atom x6425E

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom x6425E
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Intel Atom x6425E

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 or Intel Atom x6425E - 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 Intel Atom x6425E has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Atom x6425E was released in Q1/2021.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) Family Intel Atom (108)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 (1) CPU group Intel Atom x6000 (10)
2 Generation 6
Krait Architecture Elkhart Lake
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Atom x7425E

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 Intel Atom x6425E has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom x6425E is at 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Characteristic Intel Atom x6425E
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.70 GHz

NPU AI performance

The 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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Characteristic Intel Atom x6425E
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon QDSP6 AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 or Intel Atom x6425E 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 Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (32 EU)
0.55 GHz GPU frequency 0.50 GHz
0.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.75 GHz
3 GPU Generation 11
28 nm Technology 14 nm
0 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 32
16 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
-- 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 320 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (32 EU)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

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 Intel Atom x6425E supports up to 32 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 119.2 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Characteristic Intel Atom x6425E
LPDDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR4X-3733, DDR4-3200
8 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 119.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 1.50 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 8
-- PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 is --, while the Intel Atom x6425E has a TDP of 12 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Characteristic Intel Atom x6425E
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 12 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Atom x6425E is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 1.50 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Characteristic Intel Atom x6425E
28 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket BGA 1493
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems
Q1/2013 Release date Q1/2021
-- Release price 56 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 (22%)
Intel Atom x6425E (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 (21%)
Intel Atom x6425E (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 (22%)
Intel Atom x6425E Intel Atom x6425E
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
676 (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 (21%)
Intel Atom x6425E Intel Atom x6425E
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
2055 (100%)

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 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom x6425E Intel Atom x6425E
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
539 (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 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom x6425E Intel Atom x6425E
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1434 (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 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
Qualcomm Adreno 320 @ 0.55 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom x6425E Intel Atom x6425E
Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (32 EU) @ 0.75 GHz
400 (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%)
Intel Atom x6425E Intel Atom x6425E
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
3885 (100%)

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 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom x6425E Intel Atom x6425E
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
114 (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 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom x6425E Intel Atom x6425E
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
335 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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