Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite vs AMD FX-8140

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD FX-8140
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite AMD FX-8140

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite or AMD FX-8140 - 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 820 Lite has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite was released in Q1/2016.

The AMD FX-8140 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD FX-8140 was released in Q4/2012.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family AMD FX (30)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (3) CPU group AMD FX-8000 (11)
3 Generation 2
Kryo Architecture Vishera (Bulldozer)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite is 1.80 GHz while the AMD FX-8140 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD FX-8140 is at 3.20 GHz (4.10 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Characteristic AMD FX-8140
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.80 GHz
2x Kryo
A-Core 3.20 GHz (4.10 GHz)
1.36 GHz
2x Kryo
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 820 Lite Characteristic AMD FX-8140
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite or AMD FX-8140 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 530 GPU no iGPU
0.51 GHz GPU frequency --
0.51 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
0 Max. displays
-- Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11,1 DirectX Version --

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 530 GPU no iGPU
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite can use up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 10.7 GB/s. The AMD FX-8140 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Characteristic AMD FX-8140
LPDDR4-1333 Memory DDR3-1866
8 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
10.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite is --, while the AMD FX-8140 has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Characteristic AMD FX-8140
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite is manufactured in 14 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD FX-8140 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Characteristic AMD FX-8140
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
-- Socket AM3+
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2016 Release date Q4/2012
-- 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 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
335 (100%)
AMD FX-8140 AMD FX-8140
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
864 (100%)
AMD FX-8140 AMD FX-8140
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.51 GHz
407 (100%)
AMD FX-8140 AMD FX-8140
@ 0.00 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 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-8140 AMD FX-8140
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
6845 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite AMD FX-8140
Unknown Unknown

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