Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8227

The Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8277 is a mid-range SoC for smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It contains two Krait (improved ARM Cortex-A9) CPU cores at 1.0 GHz and a Adreno 305 graphics card. A memory controller and radio elements (excluding LTE) are also included. The chip is produced in 28nm LP process at TSMC.

CPU Benchmarks

Linpack for Android:

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min: 103.116     avg: 103.1 (14.19%)     max: 103.116 MFLOPS

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Xperia M	1024 MB	Adreno 305			103.116

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -93%

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Atom Z2460 1x 1.3 - 1.6GHz -40%

Atom Z2420 1x 1.2GHz -30%

A5 2x 1GHz -21%

Snapdragon MSM8230 2x 1.2GHz -17%

A5x 2x 1GHz -15%

Snapdragon 400 MSM8226 4x 1.2GHz -14%

Atom Z2480 1x 2GHz -8%

Snapdragon MSM8260A 2x 1.5GHz -7%

Atom Z2560 2x 0.9 - 1.6GHz -1%

Snapdragon MSM8227

Snapdragon APQ8060A 2x 1.5GHz 1%

Snapdragon MSM8930 2x 1.2GHz 3%

Exynos 5250 Dual 2x 1.7GHz 30%

Snapdragon MSM8960 2x 1.5GHz 31%

Atom Z2580 2x 1.3 - 2GHz 32%

Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960DT 2x 1.7GHz 41%

Snapdragon MSM8960T 2x 1.7GHz 64%

8930AB 2x 1.7GHz 67%

Snapdragon APQ8064A 4x 1.5GHz 89%

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Tegra 4 4x 1.8GHz 405%

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Linpack for Android:

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min: 153.893     avg: 153.9 (13.56%)     max: 153.893 MFLOPS

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Xperia M	1024 MB	Adreno 305			153.893

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -96%

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MT8125 4x 1.2GHz -33%

8225Q 4x 1.2GHz -33%

MT6589 4x 1.2GHz -27%

Tegra 3 4x 1.2 - 1.3GHz -26%

A5 2x 1GHz -17%

RK3188 4x 1.8GHz -15%

k3v2 Hi3620 4x 1.2GHz -13%

A5x 2x 1GHz -8%

Exynos 4412 Quad 4x 1.4GHz -3%

Snapdragon MSM8227

Snapdragon MSM8260A 2x 1.5GHz 14%

Snapdragon APQ8060A 2x 1.5GHz 18%

Exynos 5250 Dual 2x 1.7GHz 23%

Snapdragon MSM8230 2x 1.2GHz 26%

Snapdragon MSM8930 2x 1.2GHz 34%

Atom Z2560 2x 0.9 - 1.6GHz 39%

Snapdragon 400 MSM8226 4x 1.2GHz 47%

Snapdragon MSM8960 2x 1.5GHz 57%

Snapdragon MSM8960T 2x 1.7GHz 60%

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MSM8974 4x 2.3GHz 456%

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Sunspider:

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min: 1296.2     avg: 1692.7 (84.74%)     max: 2179.6 ms*

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Xperia M	1024 MB	Adreno 305			1296.2
Windows Phone 8S	512 MB	Adreno 305			1410
Lumia 620	8192 MB	Adreno 305			1435
Lumia 720	512 MB	Adreno 305			2142.6
Lumia 520	512 MB	Adreno 305			2179.6

Core i7 4702MQ 4x 2.2 - 3.2GHz -94%

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OMAP 4470 2x 1.5GHz -12%

Snapdragon MSM8960 2x 1.5GHz -11%

Snapdragon APQ8064A 4x 1.5GHz -10%

PXA986 2x 1.2GHz -10%

Tegra 3 4x 1.2 - 1.3GHz -7%

A5x 2x 1GHz -6%

k3v2 Hi3620 4x 1.2GHz -3%

8225Q 4x 1.2GHz -2%

MT6577 2x 1GHz -1%

Snapdragon MSM8227

BCM28155 2x 1.2GHz 0%

MT6575 1x 1GHz 2%

MT6572 2x 1.2GHz 5%

A5 2x 1GHz 10%

Snapdragon MSM8260 2x 1.5GHz 12%

MT8377 2x 1.2GHz 12%

OMAP 4430 2x 1GHz 16%

MSM8225 2x 1.5GHz 28%

Exynos 4210 1.2 GHz 2x 1.2GHz 29%

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A4 1x 1GHz 296%

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Sunspider:

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min: 1416.7     avg: 1669.2 (60.02%)     max: 1921.7 ms*

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Lumia 620	8192 MB	Adreno 305			1416.7
Xperia M	1024 MB	Adreno 305			1921.7

Core i7 4702HQ 4x 2.2 - 3.2GHz -94%

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MT6589 4x 1.2GHz -18%

Snapdragon APQ8064A 4x 1.5GHz -17%

Snapdragon 400 MSM8226 4x 1.2GHz -15%

Snapdragon MSM8960 2x 1.5GHz -15%

Snapdragon MSM8960T 2x 1.7GHz -15%

MT6577 2x 1GHz -13%

MT8389 4x 1.2GHz -13%

MT6572 2x 1.2GHz -5%

PXA986 2x 1.2GHz -4%

Snapdragon MSM8227

Snapdragon MSM8230 2x 1.2GHz 9%

8225Q 4x 1.2GHz 12%

RK3066 2x 1.5GHz 17%

MSM8225 2x 1.5GHz 30%

k3v2 Hi3620 4x 1.2GHz 32%

Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225Q 4x 1.2GHz 43%

MSM7227A 1x 1GHz 107%

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MSM7227A 1x 1GHz 107%

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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit: Total Score

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min: 963     avg: 963 (6.85%)     max: 963 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Xperia M	1024 MB	Adreno 305			963

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -88%

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MSM8255 1x 1.5GHz -31%

BCM28155 2x 1.2GHz -29%

A5 2x 1GHz -26%

A5x 2x 1GHz -21%

NovaThor U8500 2x 1GHz -17%

Atom Z2460 1x 1.3 - 1.6GHz -11%

MTK 8317T 2x 1.2GHz -10%

Tegra 250 2x 1GHz -8%

MT6577 2x 1GHz -7%

Snapdragon MSM8227

MT8377 2x 1.2GHz 3%

Snapdragon MSM8260 2x 1.5GHz 3%

Atom Z2480 1x 2GHz 3%

8225Q 4x 1.2GHz 5%

AML8726-MX 2x 1.5GHz 6%

RK3066 2x 1.5GHz 7%

PXA986 2x 1.2GHz 7%

Z-Series Z-60 2x 1GHz 12%

Snapdragon MSM8230 2x 1.2GHz 12%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz 1191%

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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit: Integer

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min: 571     avg: 571 (3.57%)     max: 571 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Xperia M	1024 MB	Adreno 305			571

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -82%

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A13 1x 1GHz -43%

ATM7029 4x 1GHz -35%

A4 1x 1GHz -34%

MT6575 1x 1GHz -31%

Atom Z2420 1x 1.2GHz -24%

OMAP 4430 2x 1GHz -21%

MSM8225 2x 1.5GHz -20%

MT6572 2x 1.2GHz -15%

BCM28155 2x 1.2GHz -7%

Snapdragon MSM8227

MSM8255 1x 1.5GHz 4%

NovaThor U8500 2x 1GHz 11%

A5 2x 1GHz 12%

Snapdragon MSM8230 2x 1.2GHz 17%

Atom Z2460 1x 1.3 - 1.6GHz 19%

A5x 2x 1GHz 20%

Tegra 250 2x 1GHz 24%

MT6577 2x 1GHz 25%

PXA986 2x 1.2GHz 26%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 4770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz 2212%

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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit: Floating Point

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min: 1385     avg: 1385 (8.13%)     max: 1385 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Xperia M	1024 MB	Adreno 305			1385

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -97%

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MT6577 2x 1GHz -12%

Snapdragon MSM8260 2x 1.5GHz -11%

Celeron N2805 2x 1.5GHz -11%

Tegra 250 2x 1GHz -10%

MTK 8317T 2x 1.2GHz -9%

PXA986 2x 1.2GHz -7%

Atom Z2760 2x 1.8GHz -5%

A-Series A4-1200 2x 1GHz -3%

C-Series C-70 2x 1 - 1.3GHz -2%

Snapdragon MSM8227

RK3066 2x 1.5GHz 2%

MT8377 2x 1.2GHz 4%

AML8726-MX 2x 1.5GHz 5%

Snapdragon MSM8230 2x 1.2GHz 9%

Atom Z2560 2x 0.9 - 1.6GHz 10%

Athlon Neo MV-40 1x 1.6GHz 14%

E-Series E1-2100 2x 1GHz 15%

E-Series E1-1200 2x 1.4GHz 15%

Snapdragon MSM8260A 2x 1.5GHz 16%

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FX-Series (Desktop) FX-8350 8x 4 - 4.2GHz 1095%

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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit: Memory

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min: 1158     avg: 1158 (10.64%)     max: 1158 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Xperia M	1024 MB	Adreno 305			1158

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -73%

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Snapdragon MSM8260 2x 1.5GHz -11%

RK3066 2x 1.5GHz -7%

Atom Z2480 1x 2GHz -7%

Snapdragon 400 MSM8226 4x 1.2GHz -7%

Exynos 4212 1.5 GHz 2x 1.5GHz -6%

C-Series C-70 2x 1 - 1.3GHz -5%

Atom Z2760 2x 1.8GHz -3%

Tegra 3 4x 1.2 - 1.3GHz -2%

A-Series A4-1200 2x 1GHz -1%

Snapdragon MSM8227

Atom Z2560 2x 0.9 - 1.6GHz 0%

E-Series E1-1200 2x 1.4GHz 2%

k3v2 Hi3620 4x 1.2GHz 2%

OMAP 4460 2x 1.2GHz 4%

Exynos 4412 Quad 4x 1.4GHz 7%

Athlon Neo MV-40 1x 1.6GHz 13%

Snapdragon MSM8230 2x 1.2GHz 14%

OMAP 4470 2x 1.5GHz 14%

Atom Z2580 2x 1.3 - 2GHz 19%

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Core i7 4930MX 4x 3 - 3.9GHz 618%

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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit: Stream

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min: 472     avg: 472 (4.52%)     max: 472 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Xperia M	1024 MB	Adreno 305			472

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -86%

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A5x 2x 1GHz -29%

MT8377 2x 1.2GHz -20%

Exynos 4212 1.5 GHz 2x 1.5GHz -20%

MT6577 2x 1GHz -19%

Snapdragon MSM8260 2x 1.5GHz -18%

RK3066 2x 1.5GHz -16%

OMAP 4460 2x 1.2GHz -10%

OMAP 4470 2x 1.5GHz -7%

PXA986 2x 1.2GHz -7%

Snapdragon MSM8227

k3v2 Hi3620 4x 1.2GHz 4%

Snapdragon MSM8260A 2x 1.5GHz 9%

Atom Z2420 1x 1.2GHz 13%

Snapdragon MSM8230 2x 1.2GHz 14%

Snapdragon APQ8064A 4x 1.5GHz 21%

Snapdragon MSM8930 2x 1.2GHz 24%

Snapdragon APQ8060A 2x 1.5GHz 32%

Snapdragon MSM8960 2x 1.5GHz 33%

APQ8064T 4x 1.7GHz 38%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz 1822%

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AnTuTu Benchmark v3: CPU

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min: 2770     avg: 2770 (18%)     max: 2770 points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Xperia M	1024 MB	Adreno 305			2770

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -92%

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MT6575 1x 1GHz -56%

BCM28155 2x 1.2GHz -55%

WM8950 1x 1GHz -54%

Atom Z2420 1x 1.2GHz -31%

Snapdragon MSM8230 2x 1.2GHz -14%

MSM8225 2x 1.5GHz -11%

NovaThor U8500 2x 1GHz -10%

MT6577 2x 1GHz -8%

Tegra 250 2x 1GHz -8%

Snapdragon MSM8227

PXA986 2x 1.2GHz 6%

MT8377 2x 1.2GHz 8%

Snapdragon MSM8960 2x 1.5GHz 13%

Snapdragon MSM8260 2x 1.5GHz 15%

MTK 8317T 2x 1.2GHz 16%

Snapdragon MSM8930 2x 1.2GHz 20%

Exynos 4212 1.5 GHz 2x 1.5GHz 29%

RK3066 2x 1.5GHz 29%

Atom Z2460 1x 1.3 - 1.6GHz 37%

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MSM8974 4x 2.3GHz 455%

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3DMark (2013): Ice Storm Standard Physics 1280x720

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min: 3812     avg: 3812 (7.04%)     max: 3812 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Xperia M	1024 MB	Adreno 305			3812

MSM7227A 1x 1GHz -59%

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ATM7029 4x 1GHz -48%

A5x 2x 1GHz -25%

PXA986 2x 1.2GHz -25%

MT6572 2x 1.2GHz -23%

MSM8225 2x 1.5GHz -21%

Atom Z2420 1x 1.2GHz -13%

Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225Q 4x 1.2GHz -10%

MTK 8317T 2x 1.2GHz -7%

MT6577 2x 1GHz -4%

Snapdragon MSM8227

Snapdragon MSM8960 2x 1.5GHz 16%

k3v2 Hi3620 4x 1.2GHz 17%

Snapdragon MSM8230 2x 1.2GHz 20%

Snapdragon MSM8930 2x 1.2GHz 22%

A-Series A4-1200 2x 1GHz 24%

Atom Z2760 2x 1.8GHz 25%

RK3066 2x 1.5GHz 31%

Exynos 4212 1.5 GHz 2x 1.5GHz 33%

Snapdragon APQ8060A 2x 1.5GHz 40%

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Core i5 (Desktop) 3470 4x 3.2 - 3.6GHz 1320%

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3DMark (2013): Ice Storm Extreme Physics 1920x1080

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min: 3805     avg: 3805 (7.99%)     max: 3805 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Xperia M	1024 MB	Adreno 305			3805

Atom Z2760 2x 1.8GHz -59%

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Atom Z2760 2x 1.8GHz -59%

A5x 2x 1GHz -25%

MT6572 2x 1.2GHz -23%

PXA986 2x 1.2GHz -22%

MSM8225 2x 1.5GHz -14%

Snapdragon MSM8227

Snapdragon MSM8230 2x 1.2GHz 6%

Snapdragon MSM8960 2x 1.5GHz 15%

Snapdragon MSM8930 2x 1.2GHz 23%

RK3066 2x 1.5GHz 29%

8225Q 4x 1.2GHz 31%

Exynos 4212 1.5 GHz 2x 1.5GHz 38%

k3v2 Hi3620 4x 1.2GHz 41%

Snapdragon APQ8060A 2x 1.5GHz 42%

Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225Q 4x 1.2GHz 48%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 4770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz 1152%

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Geekbench 3: 32 Bit Single-Core Score

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min: 349     avg: 349 (10.51%)     max: 349 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Xperia M	1024 MB	Adreno 305			349

MT6572 2x 1.2GHz -17%

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A5x 2x 1GHz -25%

MT6572 2x 1.2GHz -17%

MT6577 2x 1GHz -10%

MT8389 4x 1.2GHz -7%

k3v2 Hi3620 4x 1.2GHz -6%

Snapdragon 400 MSM8226 4x 1.2GHz -2%

Snapdragon MSM8227

Tegra 3 4x 1.2 - 1.3GHz 2%

MT8125 4x 1.2GHz 2%

MT6589 4x 1.2GHz 7%

PXA986 2x 1.2GHz 9%

OMAP 4460 2x 1.2GHz 22%

Snapdragon MSM8930 2x 1.2GHz 24%

Atom Z2560 2x 0.9 - 1.6GHz 28%

Snapdragon MSM8230 2x 1.2GHz 30%

A-Series A4-1200 2x 1GHz 38%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz 852%

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Geekbench 3: 32 Bit Multi-Core Score

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min: 619     avg: 619 (4.82%)     max: 619 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Xperia M	1024 MB	Adreno 305			619

Snapdragon MSM8230 2x 1.2GHz -26%

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Snapdragon MSM8230 2x 1.2GHz -26%

A5x 2x 1GHz -20%

MT6572 2x 1.2GHz -14%

MT6577 2x 1GHz -7%

Snapdragon MSM8227

PXA986 2x 1.2GHz 4%

Snapdragon MSM8930 2x 1.2GHz 27%

OMAP 4460 2x 1.2GHz 29%

A-Series A4-1200 2x 1GHz 34%

Snapdragon MSM8960T 2x 1.7GHz 56%

Celeron N2805 2x 1.5GHz 64%

A-Series A4-1250 2x 1GHz 64%

E-Series E1-2100 2x 1GHz 65%

Atom Z2560 2x 0.9 - 1.6GHz 70%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz 1974%

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Reviews for the Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8227 processor

HTC Windows Phone 8S (Qualcomm Adreno 305, 4.0")
» Review HTC Windows Phone 8S Smartphone - Review

Nokia Lumia 520 (Qualcomm Adreno 305, 4.0")
» Review Nokia Lumia 520 Smartphone - Review
» Nokia Lumia 520 - External Review

Nokia Lumia 525 (Qualcomm Adreno 305, 4.0")
» Nokia Lumia 525 - External Review

Nokia Lumia 620 (Qualcomm Adreno 305, 3.8")
» Review Nokia Lumia 620 Smartphone - Review
» Nokia Lumia 620 - External Review

Nokia Lumia 720 (Qualcomm Adreno 305, 4.3")
» Review Nokia Lumia 720 Smartphone - Review
» Nokia Lumia 720 - External Review

Sony Xperia M (Qualcomm Adreno 305, 4.0")
» Review Sony Xperia M Smartphone - Review
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