Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs AMD Athlon 200GE

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon 200GE
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 AMD Athlon 200GE

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 or AMD Athlon 200GE - 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 8s Gen 3 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 24 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 was released in Q1/2024.

The AMD Athlon 200GE has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon 200GE was released in Q3/2018.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (103) Family AMD Athlon (29)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (2) CPU group AMD Athlon 200 (3)
3 Generation 5
-- Architecture Raven Ridge (Zen+)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is 3.00 GHz while the AMD Athlon 200GE has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon 200GE is at 3.20 GHz (3.20 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Characteristic AMD Athlon 200GE
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz
1x Cortex-X4
A-Core 3.20 GHz (3.20 GHz)
2.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A720
B-Core --
2.00 GHz
3x Cortex-A520
C-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 8s Gen 3 Characteristic AMD Athlon 200GE
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon NPU @ 10 TOPS ? AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 or AMD Athlon 200GE 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 740 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
0.72 GHz GPU frequency 1.00 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation 8
4 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 3
-- Shader 192
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
6 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 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 740 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
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 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 can use up to 24 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 67.0 GB/s. The AMD Athlon 200GE supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 42.7 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Characteristic AMD Athlon 200GE
LPDDR5X-8400 Memory DDR4-2666
24 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
67.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
12.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is 10 W, while the AMD Athlon 200GE has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Characteristic AMD Athlon 200GE
10 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is manufactured in 4 nm and has 12.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon 200GE is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Characteristic AMD Athlon 200GE
4 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv9-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
-- Socket AM4 (PGA 1331)
None Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Android, Windows 10/11 (ARM) Operating systems
Q1/2024 Release date Q3/2018
-- Release price 55 $
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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 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Qualcomm Adreno 740 @ 0.72 GHz
1840 (100%)
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.00 GHz
384 (21%)

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 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
872 (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 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1936 (100%)

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 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
981 (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 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1986 (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 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
302 (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 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
761 (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 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
4100 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
952 (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 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
127 (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 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
360 (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 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
10 (100%)
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 AMD Athlon 200GE
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