Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8260A

The Qualcomm MSM8260A (Snapdragon S4 series) is a ARM based high-end smartphone SoC in 2012. It contains two Krait (ARMv7) CPU cores, a Adreno 225 GPU, a LPDDR2 memory controller and radio elements.  The chip is produced in 28nm LP (low power process) at TSMC. Compared to the MSM8960, the 8260A does not support LTE.

The Krait cores should offer a slightly better performance as the standard Cortex-A9 cores and are compatible to the NEON SIMD extensions.

CPU Benchmarks

Linpack for Android:

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min: 91.024     avg: 96.2 (23.68%)     max: 102.486 MFLOPS

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Padfone	1024 MB	Adreno 225			91.024
One S	1024 MB	Adreno 225			95.049
Xperia T	1024 MB	Adreno 225			102.486

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -92%

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Tegra 3 4x 1.2 - 1.3GHz -52%

RK3066 2x 1.5GHz -43%

OMAP 4470 2x 1.5GHz -42%

Exynos 4412 Quad 4x 1.4GHz -42%

AML8726-MX 2x 1.5GHz -40%

Exynos 4210 1.4 GHz 2x 1.4GHz -36%

Atom Z2420 1x 1.2GHz -25%

A5 2x 1GHz -15%

A5x 2x 1GHz -9%

Snapdragon MSM8260A

Snapdragon APQ8060A 2x 1.5GHz 8%

Exynos 5250 Dual 2x 1.7GHz 39%

Snapdragon MSM8930 2x 1.2GHz 53%

Snapdragon APQ8064A 4x 1.5GHz 110%

Snapdragon 600 4x 1.7GHz 220%

A6 2x 1GHz 280%

A6x 2x 1.4GHz 298%

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A6x 2x 1.4GHz 298%

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Linpack for Android:

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min: 167.162     avg: 175.3 (23.26%)     max: 186.372 MFLOPS

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Padfone	1024 MB	Adreno 225			167.162
Xperia T	1024 MB	Adreno 225			172.461
One S	1024 MB	Adreno 225			186.372

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -96%

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RK3066 2x 1.5GHz -52%

AML8726-MX 2x 1.5GHz -51%

OMAP 4470 2x 1.5GHz -50%

MT6589 4x 1.2GHz -50%

k3v2 Hi3620 4x 1.2GHz -47%

Tegra 3 4x 1.2 - 1.3GHz -36%

Exynos 4412 Quad 4x 1.4GHz -33%

A5 2x 1GHz -27%

A5x 2x 1GHz -19%

Snapdragon MSM8260A

Snapdragon APQ8060A 2x 1.5GHz 4%

Exynos 5250 Dual 2x 1.7GHz 8%

Snapdragon MSM8930 2x 1.2GHz 34%

Snapdragon APQ8064A 4x 1.5GHz 184%

A6 2x 1GHz 228%

A6x 2x 1.4GHz 273%

Snapdragon 600 4x 1.7GHz 318%

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Snapdragon 600 4x 1.7GHz 318%

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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit: Total Score

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min: 693     avg: 1258 (9.24%)     max: 1556 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
One S	1024 MB	Adreno 225			693
Padfone	1024 MB	Adreno 225			1525
Xperia T	1024 MB	Adreno 225			1556

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -90%

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Tegra 250 2x 1GHz -30%

MT6577 2x 1GHz -29%

MT8377 2x 1.2GHz -21%

RK3066 2x 1.5GHz -19%

AML8726-MX 2x 1.5GHz -19%

Z-Series Z-60 2x 1GHz -15%

OMAP 4460 2x 1.2GHz -10%

k3v2 Hi3620 4x 1.2GHz -4%

C-Series C-70 2x 1 - 1.3GHz 0%

Snapdragon MSM8260A

Snapdragon MSM8930 2x 1.2GHz 1%

Athlon Neo MV-40 1x 1.6GHz 6%

Tegra 3 4x 1.2 - 1.3GHz 6%

OMAP 4470 2x 1.5GHz 10%

Atom Z2760 2x 1.8GHz 10%

E-Series E1-1200 2x 1.4GHz 14%

Snapdragon APQ8060A 2x 1.5GHz 17%

A6 2x 1GHz 31%

Snapdragon MSM8960 2x 1.5GHz 40%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz 888%

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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit: Integer

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min: 685     avg: 890.7 (6.04%)     max: 1017 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
One S	1024 MB	Adreno 225			685
Padfone	1024 MB	Adreno 225			970
Xperia T	1024 MB	Adreno 225			1017

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -88%

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A5 2x 1GHz -28%

A5x 2x 1GHz -23%

MT6577 2x 1GHz -21%

Tegra 250 2x 1GHz -20%

MTK 8317T 2x 1.2GHz -18%

RK3066 2x 1.5GHz -12%

Snapdragon MSM8930 2x 1.2GHz -7%

MT8377 2x 1.2GHz -6%

AML8726-MX 2x 1.5GHz -6%

Snapdragon MSM8260A

OMAP 4460 2x 1.2GHz 3%

Snapdragon APQ8060A 2x 1.5GHz 8%

Snapdragon MSM8960 2x 1.5GHz 10%

k3v2 Hi3620 4x 1.2GHz 12%

OMAP 4470 2x 1.5GHz 27%

Athlon Neo MV-40 1x 1.6GHz 28%

Tegra 3 4x 1.2 - 1.3GHz 34%

C-Series C-70 2x 1 - 1.3GHz 40%

A6 2x 1GHz 42%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz 1375%

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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit: Floating Point

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min: 259     avg: 1603.7 (9.46%)     max: 2298 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
One S	1024 MB	Adreno 225			259
Padfone	1024 MB	Adreno 225			2254
Xperia T	1024 MB	Adreno 225			2298

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -97%

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Tegra 250 2x 1GHz -22%

Atom Z2760 2x 1.8GHz -17%

C-Series C-70 2x 1 - 1.3GHz -15%

RK3066 2x 1.5GHz -12%

MT8377 2x 1.2GHz -10%

AML8726-MX 2x 1.5GHz -10%

OMAP 4460 2x 1.2GHz -2%

Athlon Neo MV-40 1x 1.6GHz -2%

E-Series E1-1200 2x 1.4GHz 0%

Snapdragon MSM8260A

Celeron 847 2x 1.1GHz 9%

k3v2 Hi3620 4x 1.2GHz 12%

Snapdragon MSM8930 2x 1.2GHz 13%

Tegra 3 4x 1.2 - 1.3GHz 17%

OMAP 4470 2x 1.5GHz 20%

E-Series E2-1800 2x 1.7GHz 22%

Snapdragon APQ8060A 2x 1.5GHz 32%

A6 2x 1GHz 32%

A-Series A6-1450 4x 1 - 1.4GHz 40%

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FX-Series (Desktop) FX-8350 8x 4 - 4.2GHz 932%

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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit: Memory

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min: 1655     avg: 1669.7 (17.36%)     max: 1681 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
One S	1024 MB	Adreno 225			1655
Padfone	1024 MB	Adreno 225			1673
Xperia T	1024 MB	Adreno 225			1681

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -81%

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Exynos 4412 Quad 4x 1.4GHz -32%

Tegra 3 4x 1.2 - 1.3GHz -31%

E-Series E1-1200 2x 1.4GHz -29%

Atom Z2760 2x 1.8GHz -29%

Athlon Neo MV-40 1x 1.6GHz -21%

OMAP 4470 2x 1.5GHz -21%

A-Series A6-1450 4x 1 - 1.4GHz -16%

Snapdragon MSM8930 2x 1.2GHz -12%

E-Series E2-1800 2x 1.7GHz -10%

Snapdragon MSM8260A

Snapdragon APQ8060A 2x 1.5GHz 0%

Snapdragon APQ8064A 4x 1.5GHz 1%

Snapdragon 600 4x 1.7GHz 2%

Snapdragon MSM8960 2x 1.5GHz 11%

A6 2x 1GHz 12%

A6x 2x 1.4GHz 23%

A-Series A8-3520M 4x 1.6 - 2.5GHz 39%

Exynos 5250 Dual 2x 1.7GHz 49%

Celeron 847 2x 1.1GHz 52%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz 387%

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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit: Stream

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min: 323     avg: 514.3 (4.99%)     max: 622 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
One S	1024 MB	Adreno 225			323
Xperia T	1024 MB	Adreno 225			598
Padfone	1024 MB	Adreno 225			622

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -87%

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A5 2x 1GHz -38%

A4 1x 1GHz -36%

A5x 2x 1GHz -35%

RK3066 2x 1.5GHz -27%

MT8377 2x 1.2GHz -27%

MT6577 2x 1GHz -22%

OMAP 4460 2x 1.2GHz -19%

OMAP 4470 2x 1.5GHz -15%

k3v2 Hi3620 4x 1.2GHz -14%

Snapdragon MSM8260A

Atom Z2420 1x 1.2GHz 4%

Snapdragon APQ8064A 4x 1.5GHz 8%

Snapdragon MSM8930 2x 1.2GHz 14%

Snapdragon APQ8060A 2x 1.5GHz 21%

Snapdragon 600 4x 1.7GHz 24%

Exynos 4412 Quad 4x 1.4GHz 28%

Snapdragon MSM8960 2x 1.5GHz 32%

A6 2x 1GHz 83%

Exynos 5250 Dual 2x 1.7GHz 88%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz 1664%

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Reviews for the Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8260A processor

Asus Padfone (Qualcomm Adreno 225, 4.3")
» Review Asus PadFone Smartphone - Review

HTC One S (Qualcomm Adreno 225, 4.3")
» Review HTC One S vs. HTC One X (Tegra 3) Smartphone - Review

HTC Windows Phone 8X (Qualcomm Adreno 225, 4.3")
» Review HTC Windows Phone 8X Smartphone - Review

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