Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600U

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 AMD Ryzen 5 6600U

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 or AMD Ryzen 5 6600U - 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 8 Gen 3 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 24 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 was released in Q4/2023.

The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U was released in Q1/2022.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (84)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (2) CPU group AMD Ryzen 6000U/7035U (9)
3 Generation 5
-- Architecture Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Mobile Segment Mobile
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Predecessor AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (4.40 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
8 Cores 6
8 Threads 12
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.40 GHz
1x Cortex-X4
A-Core 2.90 GHz (4.40 GHz)
6x Zen 3+
2.96 GHz (3.15 GHz)
5x Cortex-A720
B-Core --
2.27 GHz
2x Cortex-A520
C-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 8 Gen 3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon NPU @ 34 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 750 GPU AMD Radeon 660M
0.90 GHz GPU frequency 1.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.90 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
4 nm Technology 6 nm
2 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 384
Yes Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
6 GB 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 750 GPU AMD Radeon 660M
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
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 supports a maximum of 24 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
LPDDR5X-9600 Memory LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800
24 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 3.00 MB
12.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 23.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has a TDP of 12.5 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U is 15 W.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
12.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 28 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has a 12.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U cache has a total of 19.00 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
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 Q1/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U (84%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (98%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U (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 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
1709 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1465 (86%)

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 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
6431 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
6385 (99%)

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 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
2293 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1879 (82%)

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 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
7117 (96%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
7423 (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 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Qualcomm Adreno 750 @ 0.90 GHz
2287 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
AMD Radeon 660M @ 1.90 GHz
1459 (64%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1425 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
8018 (100%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
1476480 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 2.90 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 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
17270 (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 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
34 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
Xiaomi 14
Xiaomi 14 Pro
ASUS ROG Phone 8 Pro
Samsung S24 Ultra
Unknown

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