Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 vs AMD EPYC 7573X

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7573X
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 AMD EPYC 7573X

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 and the AMD EPYC 7573X and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 8 core processor released in Q3/2015 with the AMD EPYC 7573X which has 32 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2022.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 (4) CPU group AMD EPYC 7003 (29)
2 Generation 3
Cortex-A53 Architecture Milan (Zen 3)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The AMD EPYC 7573X clocks with 2.80 GHz (3.60 GHz), has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7573X
8 Cores 32
8 Threads 64
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 2.80 GHz (3.60 GHz)
32x Zen 3
1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core --

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 616 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7573X
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon V50 AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Qualcomm Adreno 405 GPU no iGPU
0.55 GHz GPU frequency --
0.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
4 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 405 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

Up to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616, while the AMD EPYC 7573X supports a maximum of 4096 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 204.8 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7573X
LPDDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-3200
4 GB Max. Memory 4096 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
6.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 204.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 32.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 768.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 128
-- PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the AMD EPYC 7573X is 280 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7573X
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 280 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 225 W
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of AMD EPYC 7573X is at 800.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7573X
28 nm Technology 7 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
-- Socket SP3
None Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2015 Release date Q2/2022
-- Release price 5590 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 (9%)
AMD EPYC 7573X (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 (1%)
AMD EPYC 7573X (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 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
127 (9%)
AMD EPYC 7573X AMD EPYC 7573X
32C 64T @ 3.60 GHz
1382 (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 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
531 (1%)
AMD EPYC 7573X AMD EPYC 7573X
32C 64T @ 2.80 GHz
39415 (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 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
Qualcomm Adreno 405 @ 0.55 GHz
53 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7573X AMD EPYC 7573X
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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