AMD A9-9425 VS Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Comparison of video cards AMD A9-9425 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of AMD A9-9425

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Higher clock speed

3.10 GHz 1.80 GHz

Around -72% better clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed

3.70 GHz 2.80 GHz

Around 24% better overclocked clock speed

Top features of Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

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More number of cores

8 2

4 times more cores

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD A9-9425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD A9-9425 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD A9-9425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Family	AMD A Qualcomm Snapdragon
Generation	4 5
CPU group	AMD A9-9000 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD A9-9425 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	3.10 GHz 1.80 GHz
CPU Cores	2 8
Turbo (1 Core)	3.70 GHz 2.80 GHz
CPU Threads	2 8
Hyperthreading	No No
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A core	-- 4x Kryo 385 Gold
B core	-- 4x Kryo 385 Silver

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A9-9425 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) Qualcomm Adreno 630
GPU frequency	0.85 GHz 0.70 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo
Execution units	3 0
Shader	192 256
Max. GPU Memory	2 GB 8 GB
Max. displays	3 2
Generation	7 4
DirectX Version	12 11
Technology	28 nm 10 nm
Release date	Q2/2016 Q1/2018

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A9-9425 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode Decode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode Decode
h264	Decode Decode / Encode
VP9	Decode Decode
VP8	Decode Decode
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode / Encode Decode
VC-1	Decode Decode
JPEG	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD A9-9425 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-2133 LPDDR4X-1866
Max. Memory	8 GB 8 GB
ECC	No No
Memory channels	1 4
PCIe version	3.0
PCIe lanes	8

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD A9-9425 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A9-9425 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 845? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	15 W
TDP up	25 W --
TDP down	10 W --
Tjunction max.	90 °C --

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A9-9425 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V None
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
L2-Cache	-- 0.51 MB
L3-Cache	2.00 MB 2.00 MB
Architecture	Stoney Ridge (Excavator) Kryo 385
Technology	28 nm 10 nm
Socket	FP4 N/A
Release date	Q2/2017 Q1/2018
Part Number	-- SDM845