Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 vs AMD A6-4455M

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A6-4455M
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 AMD A6-4455M

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 and the AMD A6-4455M and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8 core processor released in Q4/2016 with the AMD A6-4455M which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2012.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) Family AMD A (112)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625/626 (2) CPU group AMD A6-4000M (2)
3 Generation 2
Cortex-A53 Architecture Trinity (Piledriver)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The AMD A6-4455M clocks with 2.10 GHz (2.60 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Characteristic AMD A6-4455M
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.60 GHz
2.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.60 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 626 Characteristic AMD A6-4455M
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 546 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 506 GPU AMD Radeon HD 7500G
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.33 GHz
0.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.43 GHz
5 GPU Generation 4
14 nm Technology 32 nm
0 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 4
96 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 1 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 506 GPU AMD Radeon HD 7500G
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

Up to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626, while the AMD A6-4455M supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Characteristic AMD A6-4455M
LPDDR3-1866 Memory DDR3-1333
4 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
7.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the AMD A6-4455M is 17 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Characteristic AMD A6-4455M
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD A6-4455M is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Characteristic AMD A6-4455M
14 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 FP2
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems
Q4/2016 Release date Q2/2012
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 (96%)
AMD A6-4455M (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 (100%)
AMD A6-4455M (35%)

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 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
273 (96%)
AMD A6-4455M AMD A6-4455M
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
283 (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 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1181 (100%)
AMD A6-4455M AMD A6-4455M
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
413 (35%)

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 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
Qualcomm Adreno 506 @ 0.65 GHz
125 (58%)
AMD A6-4455M AMD A6-4455M
AMD Radeon HD 7500G @ 0.43 GHz
217 (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 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
208 (100%)
AMD A6-4455M AMD A6-4455M
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
910 (100%)
AMD A6-4455M AMD A6-4455M
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A6-4455M AMD A6-4455M
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
1293 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 AMD A6-4455M
Unknown Unknown

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