Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 vs AMD A8-3800

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-3800
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 AMD A8-3800

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 or AMD A8-3800 - 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 801 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.45 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 was released in Q2/2013.

The AMD A8-3800 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-3800 was released in Q3/2011.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) Family AMD A (112)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800/801 (2) CPU group AMD A8-3000 (4)
2 Generation 1
Krait 400 Architecture Llano (K10)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.45 GHz. The AMD A8-3800 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (2.70 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Characteristic AMD A8-3800
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.45 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.70 GHz

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 801 Characteristic AMD A8-3800
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon QDSP6 V5 AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 330 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6550D
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation 3
28 nm Technology 32 nm
0 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 5
32 Shader 400
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
-- 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 330 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6550D
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-3800 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Characteristic AMD A8-3800
LPDDR3-1866 Memory DDR3-1600
8 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 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 801 has a TDP of --, that of the AMD A8-3800 is 65 W.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Characteristic AMD A8-3800
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the AMD A8-3800 cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Characteristic AMD A8-3800
28 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
-- Socket FM1
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2013 Release date Q3/2011
-- Release price 130 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (43%)
AMD A8-3800 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (37%)
AMD A8-3800 (100%)

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 801 Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
4C 4T @ 2.45 GHz
159 (43%)
AMD A8-3800 AMD A8-3800
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
368 (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 801 Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
4C 4T @ 2.45 GHz
501 (37%)
AMD A8-3800 AMD A8-3800
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1354 (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 801 Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
Qualcomm Adreno 330 @ 0.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-3800 AMD A8-3800
AMD Radeon HD 6550D @ 0.60 GHz
480 (100%)

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 801 Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
4C 4T @ 2.45 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-3800 AMD A8-3800
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1994 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 AMD A8-3800
Unknown Unknown

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