Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 vs AMD A8-5500B

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-5500B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 AMD A8-5500B

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 or AMD A8-5500B - 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 808 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.82 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 was released in Q3/2014.

The AMD A8-5500B has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-5500B was released in Q4/2012.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) Family AMD A (112)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808/810 (3) CPU group AMD A8-5000 (3)
2 Generation 2
Cortex-A57 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Trinity (Piledriver)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 is 1.82 GHz while the AMD A8-5500B has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-5500B is at 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Characteristic AMD A8-5500B
6 Cores 4
6 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.82 GHz
2x Cortex-A57
A-Core 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz)
1.44 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
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 808 Characteristic AMD A8-5500B
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon QDSP V56 AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 or AMD A8-5500B 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 418 GPU AMD Radeon HD 7560D
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.76 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
4 GPU Generation 4
20 nm Technology 32 nm
0 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 4
128 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 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 418 GPU AMD Radeon HD 7560D
Decode 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
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 14.9 GB/s. The AMD A8-5500B supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Characteristic AMD A8-5500B
LPDDR3-1866 Memory DDR3-1866
8 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 is --, while the AMD A8-5500B has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Characteristic AMD A8-5500B
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 is manufactured in 20 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD A8-5500B is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Characteristic AMD A8-5500B
20 nm Technology 32 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 FM2
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2014 Release date Q4/2012
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 (58%)
AMD A8-5500B (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 (47%)
AMD A8-5500B (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 808 Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
6C 6T @ 1.82 GHz
237 (58%)
AMD A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
411 (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 808 Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
6C 6T @ 1.82 GHz
675 (59%)
AMD A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1141 (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 808 Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
Qualcomm Adreno 418 @ 0.60 GHz
154 (39%)
AMD A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz
389 (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 808 Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
6C 6T @ 1.82 GHz
1234 (34%)
AMD A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3615 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 AMD A8-5500B
Unknown Unknown

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