Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 vs AMD Ryzen 7 7736U

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 AMD Ryzen 7 7736U

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 or AMD Ryzen 7 7736U - 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 7 Gen 3 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.63 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 was released in Q4/2023.

The AMD Ryzen 7 7736U has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 7736U was released in Q4/2022.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) Family AMD Ryzen 7 (70)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (1) CPU group AMD Ryzen 6000U/7035U (9)
3 Generation 5
Kryo Prime, Gold, Silver Architecture Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 is 2.63 GHz while the AMD Ryzen 7 7736U has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 7736U is at 2.70 GHz (4.70 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 16
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.63 GHz
1x Cortex-A715
A-Core 2.70 GHz (4.70 GHz)
8x Zen 3+
2.40 GHz
3x Cortex-A715
B-Core --
1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A510
C-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 7 Gen 3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 or AMD Ryzen 7 7736U 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 720 GPU AMD Radeon 680M
0.44 GHz GPU frequency 2.00 GHz
0.44 GHz GPU (Turbo) 2.20 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
4 nm Technology 6 nm
0 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 12
-- Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 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 720 GPU AMD Radeon 680M
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 7 7736U supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
LPDDR4X-4266, LPDDR5-6400 Memory LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800
Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 4.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 16.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 15
-- PCIe Bandwidth 29.5 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 is --, while the AMD Ryzen 7 7736U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 28 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 is manufactured in 4 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 7 7736U is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 20.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
4 nm Technology 6 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv9-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
-- Socket FP7
None Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Android, Windows 10/11 (ARM) Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2023 Release date Q4/2022
-- Release price --
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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 7 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
8C 8T @ 2.63 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7736U AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
1529 (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 7 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
8C 8T @ 2.63 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7736U AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
6882 (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 7 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
8C 8T @ 2.63 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7736U AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
1866 (100%)

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 7 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
8C 8T @ 2.63 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7736U AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
7967 (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 7 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Qualcomm Adreno 720 @ 0.44 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7736U AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.20 GHz
3379 (100%)

AnTuTu 10 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 10 benchmark is one of the best-known benchmarks for mobile processors, which is now available in version 10. There is a version for Android-based smartphones and tablets, as well as a version for Apple mobile devices, i.e. iPhones and iPads.

The Antutu 10 benchmark has 3 phases. In the first phase, the device's RAM is tested, in phase 2 the graphics are tested and in the final phase the entire device is pushed to its performance limits by rendering 3D graphics.

Antutu 10 is therefore ideal for comparing the performance of different devices.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
8C 8T @ 2.63 GHz
769286 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7736U AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
8C 16T @ 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 7 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
8C 8T @ 2.63 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7736U AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
21050 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
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