Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs AMD EPYC 9254
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | AMD EPYC 9254 | |
CPU comparisonQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 or AMD EPYC 9254 - 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 EPYC 9254 has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.15 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9254 was released in Q4/2022. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) | Family | AMD EPYC (129) |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (2) | CPU group | AMD EPYC 9004 (21) |
| 3 | Generation | 4 |
| -- | Architecture | Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4) |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | AMD EPYC 9255 |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe 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 EPYC 9254 has 24 CPU cores and 48 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9254 is at 2.90 GHz (4.15 GHz). |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9254 |
| 8 | Cores | 24 |
| 8 | Threads | 48 |
| hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.00 GHz 1x Cortex-X4 |
A-Core | 2.90 GHz (4.15 GHz) 24x Zen 4 |
| 2.80 GHz 4x Cortex-A720 |
B-Core | -- |
| 2.00 GHz 3x Cortex-A520 |
C-Core | -- |
NPU AI performanceThe 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. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9254 |
| 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 EPYC 9254 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. |
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| Qualcomm Adreno 740 | GPU | no iGPU |
| 0.72 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 8 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 4 nm | Technology | |
| 2 | Max. displays | |
| -- | Compute units | -- |
| -- | Shader | -- |
| Yes | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 6 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 12.1 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| Qualcomm Adreno 740 | GPU | no iGPU |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
| Decode | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode | Codec AVC | No |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe 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 EPYC 9254 supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 460.8 GB/s. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9254 |
| LPDDR5X-8400 | Memory | DDR5-4800 |
| 24 GB | Max. Memory | 6144 GB |
| 4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 12 |
| 67.0 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 460.8 GB/s |
| No | ECC | Yes |
| -- | L2 Cache | 24.00 MB |
| 12.00 MB | L3 Cache | 128.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | 5.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 128 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 504.1 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is 10 W, while the AMD EPYC 9254 has a TDP of 200 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9254 |
| 10 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 200 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | 240 W |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is manufactured in 4 nm and has 12.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 9254 is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 152.00 MB cache. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9254 |
| 4 nm | Technology | 5 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
| Armv9-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI |
| -- | Socket | SP5 |
| None | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| Android, Windows 10/11 (ARM) | Operating systems | Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 |
| Q1/2024 | Release date | Q4/2022 |
| -- | Release price | 2299 $ |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9254
24C 48T @ 4.15 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9254
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Qualcomm Adreno 740 @ 0.72 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9254
@ 0.00 GHz |
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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).
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).
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9254
24C 48T @ 2.90 GHz |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | AMD EPYC 9254 |
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