Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx vs AMD Athlon 5350

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon 5350
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx AMD Athlon 5350

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx and the AMD Athlon 5350 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 8 core processor released in Q4/2018 with the AMD Athlon 5350 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2014.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) Family AMD Athlon (29)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx (2) CPU group AMD Athlon 5000 (2)
2 Generation 3
Kryo 495 Architecture Kabini (Jaguar)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.84 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The AMD Athlon 5350 clocks with 2.05 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Characteristic AMD Athlon 5350
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.84 GHz
4x Kryo 495 Gold
A-Core 2.05 GHz
1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 495 Silver
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 8cx Characteristic AMD Athlon 5350
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 685 @ 3 TOPS AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Qualcomm Adreno 680 GPU AMD Radeon HD 8400
0.25 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.59 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation 5
7 nm Technology 28 nm
2 Max. displays 2
8 Compute units 2
768 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12.0 DirectX Version 11.1

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 680 GPU AMD Radeon HD 8400
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 8 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx, while the AMD Athlon 5350 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Characteristic AMD Athlon 5350
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory DDR3L-1600
16 GB Max. Memory
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
68.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP of the AMD Athlon 5350 is 25 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Characteristic AMD Athlon 5350
7 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 25 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 7 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon 5350 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Characteristic AMD Athlon 5350
7 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
-- Socket AM1
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Android, Windows 10 (ARM) Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2018 Release date Q2/2014
-- Release price 47 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx (100%)
AMD Athlon 5350 (37%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx (100%)
AMD Athlon 5350 (31%)

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 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
724 (100%)
AMD Athlon 5350 AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz
269 (37%)

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 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
2808 (100%)
AMD Athlon 5350 AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz
865 (31%)

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 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
Qualcomm Adreno 680 @ 0.59 GHz
1843 (100%)
AMD Athlon 5350 AMD Athlon 5350
AMD Radeon HD 8400 @ 0.60 GHz
154 (8%)

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 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 5350 AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz
236 (100%)

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 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 5350 AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz
708 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 5350 AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz
95 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 5350 AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz
336 (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 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 5350 AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz
1755 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 5350 AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz
44 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 5350 AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz
162 (100%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

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 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
3 (100%)
AMD Athlon 5350 AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx AMD Athlon 5350
Lenovo Flex 5G
Lenovo Yoga C 5G
Samsung Galaxy Book S
Unknown

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