Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 vs AMD EPYC 9354

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 9354
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 AMD EPYC 9354

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 or AMD EPYC 9354 - 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 636 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 was released in Q4/2017.

The AMD EPYC 9354 has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9354 was released in Q4/2022.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (103) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 (1) CPU group AMD EPYC 9004 (21)
5 Generation 4
Kryo 260 Architecture Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor AMD EPYC 9355

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 is 1.80 GHz while the AMD EPYC 9354 has 32 CPU cores and 64 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9354 is at 3.25 GHz (3.80 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9354
8 Cores 32
8 Threads 64
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 260 Gold
A-Core 3.25 GHz (3.80 GHz)
32x Zen 4
1.60 GHz
4x Kryo 260 Silver
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 636 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9354
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon DSP AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 or AMD EPYC 9354 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 509 GPU no iGPU
0.72 GHz GPU frequency --
0.72 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
0 Max. displays
-- Compute units --
128 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 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 509 GPU no iGPU
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 10.6 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 9354 supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 460.8 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9354
Memory DDR5-4800
8 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 12
10.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 460.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 32.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 256.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 128
-- PCIe Bandwidth 504.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 is --, while the AMD EPYC 9354 has a TDP of 280 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9354
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 280 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 300 W
-- TDP down 240 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 9354 is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 288.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9354
14 nm Technology 5 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI
-- Socket SP5
None Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11
Q4/2017 Release date Q4/2022
-- Release price 3420 $
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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 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
322 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9354 AMD EPYC 9354
32C 64T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
1369 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9354 AMD EPYC 9354
32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz
0 (0%)

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 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
292 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9354 AMD EPYC 9354
32C 64T @ 3.80 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 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
1078 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9354 AMD EPYC 9354
32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz
0 (0%)

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 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Qualcomm Adreno 509 @ 0.72 GHz
184 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9354 AMD EPYC 9354
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
149536 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9354 AMD EPYC 9354
32C 64T @ 3.25 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 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
2117 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9354 AMD EPYC 9354
32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 AMD EPYC 9354
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