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Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500U. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2021
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
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2021-01-12
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

What's the best choice Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 or AMD Ryzen 5 5500U? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 has a base frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in Q1/2021.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U has a base frequency of 2.1 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in 2021-01-12.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    8 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    689 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    648 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    279 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    15 place
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    165 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 17% better clock speed

    2.1 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 35 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4 GHz left arrow 2.96 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 5500U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    188 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    186 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    175 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    213 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    302 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    321 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    156 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    275 place

Specifications

Technical data
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/860 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000U
  • Family
    Qualcomm Snapdragon left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ left arrow -
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Laptops / Desktops
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 5000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    1x Kryo 485 Prime left arrow -
  • B-Core
    3x Kryo 485 Gold left arrow -
  • Base Frequency
    1.8 GHz left arrow 2.1 GHz
  • C-Core
    4x Kryo 485 Silver left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    2.96 GHz left arrow 4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    2.42 GHz left arrow -
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.4 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12.0 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow 7
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    250 MHz left arrow 1800 MHz
  • GPU name
    Qualcomm Adreno 640 left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics
  • GPU Turbo
    680 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    Q1/2019 left arrow Q1/2020
  • Shader
    384 left arrow 448
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Graphics Cores
    - left arrow 7
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Conflicting source values: Decode / Encode | No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5500U and Qualcomm Snapdragon 860. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-2133 left arrow DDR4 - Up to 3200 / LPDDR4 - Up to 4266
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 12
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500U Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 105 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    - left arrow 15 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 10 W
  • TDP up
    - left arrow 25 W
  • Configurable TDP
    - left arrow 10-25 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 15 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Kryo 485 left arrow Lucienne (Zen 2)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    - left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    2 MB left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    3 MB left arrow 8 MB
  • Part Number
    SM8150-AC left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow 2021-01-12
  • Socket
    - left arrow FP6
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Lucienne
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow 100-000000375
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.22.0 / 1M / 5 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U 2648.56461 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.22.0 / 1M / 5 threads / windows
System RAM: 24 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: LENOVO / LNVNB161216
Duration: 377.563 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

765.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
1134.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

2698.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
5622.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

1037.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
1612.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

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