Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

Processor comparisons 28-02-2023

   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500U and decide which is better for games or normal use for programming, machine learning, streaming, rendering, video editing. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software such as MATLAB, WPrime, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, Blender, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 7zip, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, RealBench, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi, Gears 5.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Valheim
Fortnite
Overwatch
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Cyberpunk 2077
Watch Dogs Legion
Apex Legends
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Red Dead Redemption 2
Grand Theft Auto V
DOOM: Eternal
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Death Stranding
Borderlands 3
Rainbow Six Siege
Fallout 76
Valorant
Last Man Standing
Halo Infinite

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 5500U or Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Snapdragon 7c

50%

Ryzen 5 5500U

54%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 5500U is 7% better than Snapdragon 7c. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Snapdragon 7c

50%

Ryzen 5 5500U

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Microsoft Flight Simulator, NBA 2K20, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), Control, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Battlefield V, Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.7	94.0
Valorant	101.9	106.9
Cyberpunk 2077	57.1	59.8
Apex Legends	95.8	100.5
Call of Duty Warzone	76.5	80.2
Overwatch	82.6	86.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.3	73.7
DOOM Eternal	51.0	53.4
Warzone	79.5	83.4
Assassin's Creed	85.6	89.8
Valheim	84.6	88.7

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Snapdragon 7c

227%

Ryzen 5 5500U

262%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 5500U is more energy efficient than the Snapdragon 7c since it has less power consumption: 8W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	61	181
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	144	1418
Cinbench 20 Single-core	118	466
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	239	3131
Cinbench 23 Single-core	331	1208
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	911	8366

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
Single-Core	405	2485
Multi-Core	2561	14415

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
Single-Core	546	1182
Multi-Core	1668	5928

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
Announcement date	May 24, 2021	January 12, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	Unk	FP6
Core name	Kryo 468	Lucienne
Architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Zen 2
Generation	1	3
Turbo Frequency		4 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	2.1 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	8	12
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	3600 millions	4800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	8 W	15 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz
Max. Memory	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	1MB
L2 cache	4MB	3MB
L3 cache		8MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000375

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 7c is 12% better than Ryzen 5 5500U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 7c has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 5500U. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c is better: 8
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 5500U is better: 26
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c and AMD Ryzen 5 5500U before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 5500U specs and review.