diff --git a/tools/validate.py b/tools/validate.py
index 516cf5128dddf1f1557bfdb8dd5db5a0364660bc..bc3a9c5db46e2851d6309ad2b0c181b6a9acd26d 100644
--- a/tools/validate.py
+++ b/tools/validate.py
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ def load_data(file, data_type='float32'):
     return np.empty([0])
 
 
+def calculate_sqnr(expected, actual):
+    noise = expected - actual
+
+    def power_sum(xs):
+        return sum([x * x for x in xs])
+
+    signal_power_sum = power_sum(expected)
+    noise_power_sum = power_sum(noise)
+    return signal_power_sum / (noise_power_sum + 1e-15)
+
+
 def compare_output(platform, device_type, output_name, mace_out_value,
                    out_value, validation_threshold):
     if mace_out_value.size != 0:
@@ -56,9 +67,10 @@ def compare_output(platform, device_type, output_name, mace_out_value,
         mace_out_value = mace_out_value.reshape(-1)
         assert len(out_value) == len(mace_out_value)
         similarity = (1 - spatial.distance.cosine(out_value, mace_out_value))
+        sqnr = calculate_sqnr(out_value, mace_out_value)
         common.MaceLogger.summary(
             output_name + ' MACE VS ' + platform.upper()
-            + ' similarity: ' + str(similarity))
+            + ' similarity: ' + str(similarity) + ' , sqnr: ' + str(sqnr))
         if similarity > validation_threshold:
             common.MaceLogger.summary(
                 common.StringFormatter.block("Similarity Test Passed"))