Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600H

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

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 or AMD Ryzen 5 6600H - 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 8cx Gen 3 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 was released in Q1/2022.

The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H was released in Q1/2022.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (85)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 (1) CPU group AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20)
3 Generation 5
Cortex-X1 / Cortex-A78 Architecture Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Mobile Segment Mobile
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 Predecessor AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (4.50 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
8 Cores 6
8 Threads 12
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz
4x Kryo 680 Prime
A-Core 3.30 GHz (4.50 GHz)
6x Zen 3+
2.42 GHz
4x Kryo 680 Gold
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 8cx Gen 3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 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 690 GPU AMD Radeon 660M
GPU frequency 1.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.90 GHz
6 GPU Generation 9
7 nm Technology 6 nm
0 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
12.0 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 690 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 Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800
32 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
68.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 3.00 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 8cx Gen 3 has a TDP of 7 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 5 6600H is 45 W.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
7 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 54 W
-- TDP down 35 W
-- Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 5 6600H cache has a total of 19.00 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
5 nm Technology 6 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-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 (ARM) Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 (74%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 (72%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H (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 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
1096 (74%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1472 (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 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
5789 (72%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
8054 (100%)

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 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
579 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3286 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1886 (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 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
8063 (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 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
Qualcomm Adreno 690 @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
AMD Radeon 660M @ 1.90 GHz
1459 (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 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
19080 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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