Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 vs AMD A8-5500

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-5500
Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 AMD A8-5500

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 or AMD A8-5500 - 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 610 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 was released in Q3/2014.

The AMD A8-5500 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-5500 was released in Q3/2012.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (103) Family AMD A (112)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 (4) CPU group AMD A8-5000 (3)
2 Generation 2
Cortex-A53 Architecture Trinity (Piledriver)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz. The AMD A8-5500 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 Characteristic AMD A8-5500
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.70 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 610 Characteristic AMD A8-5500
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon V50 AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Qualcomm Adreno 405 GPU AMD Radeon HD 7560D
0.55 GHz GPU frequency 0.76 GHz
0.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
4 GPU Generation 4
28 nm Technology 32 nm
0 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 4
48 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 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 405 GPU AMD Radeon HD 7560D
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 610 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD A8-5500 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 Characteristic AMD A8-5500
LPDDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1866
4 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
6.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 has a TDP of --, that of the AMD A8-5500 is 65 W.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 Characteristic AMD A8-5500
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the AMD A8-5500 cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 Characteristic AMD A8-5500
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, FMA3, FMA4
-- Socket FM2
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2014 Release date Q3/2012
-- Release price 85 $
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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 610 Qualcomm Snapdragon 610
Qualcomm Adreno 405 @ 0.55 GHz
53 (14%)
AMD A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz
389 (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 610 Qualcomm Snapdragon 610
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
463 (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 610 Qualcomm Snapdragon 610
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1258 (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 610 Qualcomm Snapdragon 610
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
4052 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 AMD A8-5500
Unknown Unknown

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