Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c vs AMD A8-3500M

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-3500M
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c AMD A8-3500M

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c or AMD A8-3500M - 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 7c has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c was released in 2020.

The AMD A8-3500M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-3500M was released in Q2/2011.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family AMD A (112)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c (2) CPU group AMD A6-3000M (9)
2 Generation 1
Kryo 468 Architecture Llano (K10)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz. The AMD A8-3500M has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz (2.40 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Characteristic AMD A8-3500M
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.40 GHz
2x Kryo 468 Gold
A-Core 1.50 GHz (2.40 GHz)
2.40 GHz
6x Kryo 468 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 7c Characteristic AMD A8-3500M
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 692 @ 5 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 618 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6620G
0.70 GHz GPU frequency 0.44 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation 3
14 nm Technology 32 nm
2 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 5
128 Shader 400
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
12.1 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 618 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6620G
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-3500M can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Characteristic AMD A8-3500M
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory DDR3-1333
8 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c has a TDP of --, that of the AMD A8-3500M is 35 W.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Characteristic AMD A8-3500M
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c has a 0.00 MB cache, while the AMD A8-3500M cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Characteristic AMD A8-3500M
8 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
-- Socket FS1
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems
2020 Release date Q2/2011
-- Release price --
show more data show more data


Rate these processors

Here you can rate the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 3.6 stars (5 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the AMD A8-3500M to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:


Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c (100%)
AMD A8-3500M (46%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c (100%)
AMD A8-3500M (48%)

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 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
524 (100%)
AMD A8-3500M AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
242 (46%)

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 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1559 (100%)
AMD A8-3500M AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
751 (48%)

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 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
Qualcomm Adreno 618 @ 0.70 GHz
358 (100%)
AMD A8-3500M AMD A8-3500M
AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz
355 (99%)

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 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-3500M AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2052 (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 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
5 (100%)
AMD A8-3500M AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c AMD A8-3500M
HP Chromebook x2 11
Acer Aspire 1 A114-61
Unknown

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. Qualcomm Snapdragon 7cIntel Core i5-10210U Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c vs Intel Core i5-10210U
2. Qualcomm Snapdragon 7cIntel Celeron N4020 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c vs Intel Celeron N4020
3. Qualcomm Snapdragon 7cIntel Core i3-10110U Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c vs Intel Core i3-10110U
4. Qualcomm Snapdragon 7cIntel Celeron N4500 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c vs Intel Celeron N4500
5. Qualcomm Snapdragon 7cQualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
6. Apple M1Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Apple M1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
7. Intel Pentium Silver N6000Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Intel Pentium Silver N6000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8. Qualcomm Snapdragon 7cQualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
9. Intel Pentium Silver N5030Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Intel Pentium Silver N5030 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
10. Qualcomm Snapdragon 7cQualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx


back to index