Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE vs AMD A12-9720P

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A12-9720P
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE AMD A12-9720P

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE or AMD A12-9720P - 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 660 non LTE has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE was released in Q2/2017.

The AMD A12-9720P has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A12-9720P was released in Q4/2016.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) Family AMD A (112)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 (2) CPU group AMD A12-9700 (2)
5 Generation 6
Kryo 260 Architecture Excavator (Bristol Ridge)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE is 2.20 GHz while the AMD A12-9720P has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A12-9720P is at 2.70 GHz (3.60 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE Characteristic AMD A12-9720P
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz
4x Kryo 260 Gold
A-Core 2.70 GHz (3.60 GHz)
4x Excavator
1.84 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 660 non LTE Characteristic AMD A12-9720P
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 680 AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE or AMD A12-9720P 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 512 GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.76 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation 6
14 nm Technology 28 nm
0 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 8
128 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 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 512 GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 14.9 GB/s. The AMD A12-9720P supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE Characteristic AMD A12-9720P
LPDDR4-3733 Memory DDR4-1866
8 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 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 660 non LTE is --, while the AMD A12-9720P has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE Characteristic AMD A12-9720P
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE is manufactured in 14 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD A12-9720P is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE Characteristic AMD A12-9720P
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4
-- Socket FP4
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems
Q2/2017 Release date Q4/2016
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE (69%)
AMD A12-9720P (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE (100%)
AMD A12-9720P (89%)

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 660 non LTE Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
338 (69%)
AMD A12-9720P AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
489 (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 660 non LTE Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1439 (100%)
AMD A12-9720P AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1278 (89%)

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 660 non LTE Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE
Qualcomm Adreno 512 @ 0.60 GHz
154 (20%)
AMD A12-9720P AMD A12-9720P
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz
782 (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 660 non LTE Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
350 (100%)
AMD A12-9720P AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 3.60 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 660 non LTE Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1288 (100%)
AMD A12-9720P AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 2.90 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 660 non LTE Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
158369 (100%)
AMD A12-9720P AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 2.70 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 660 non LTE Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2344 (100%)
AMD A12-9720P AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A12-9720P AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
543 (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 660 non LTE Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A12-9720P AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
76 (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 660 non LTE Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A12-9720P AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
237 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE AMD A12-9720P
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