Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 vs AMD A9-9420

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A9-9420
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 AMD A9-9420

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 or AMD A9-9420 - 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 712 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 was released in Q1/2019.

The AMD A9-9420 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD A9-9420 was released in Q2/2017.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family AMD A (112)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 (2) CPU group AMD A9-9000 (4)
1 Generation 4
Kryo 360 Architecture Stoney Ridge (Excavator)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz. The AMD A9-9420 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.60 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Characteristic AMD A9-9420
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz
2x Kryo 360 Gold
A-Core 3.00 GHz (3.60 GHz)
1.70 GHz
6x Kryo 360 Silver
B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Characteristic AMD A9-9420
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 685 @ 3 TOPS AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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 616 GPU AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
0.75 GHz GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
0.75 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation 7
10 nm Technology 28 nm
0 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 3
256 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12.1 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 616 GPU AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode Codec h264 Decode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A9-9420 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Characteristic AMD A9-9420
LPDDR4X-3733 Memory DDR4-2133
8 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 8
-- PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 has a TDP of --, that of the AMD A9-9420 is 15 W.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Characteristic AMD A9-9420
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 25 W
-- TDP down 10 W
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the AMD A9-9420 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Characteristic AMD A9-9420
10 nm Technology 28 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 FP4
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems
Q1/2019 Release date Q2/2017
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 (81%)
AMD A9-9420 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 (100%)
AMD A9-9420 (76%)

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 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
401 (81%)
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
497 (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 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1447 (100%)
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
805 (56%)

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 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
Qualcomm Adreno 616 @ 0.75 GHz
384 (100%)
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.85 GHz
325 (85%)

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 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
2458 (100%)
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
2348 (96%)

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 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
450 (100%)
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 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 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1410 (100%)
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
249650 (100%)
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 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 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
195433 (100%)
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 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 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
328 (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 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
81 (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 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
134 (100%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
3 (100%)
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 AMD A9-9420
Unknown Unknown

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