Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8930

The Qualcomm MSM8930 (Snapdragon S4 Plus series) is a ARM based high-end smartphone SoC in 2012. It contains two Krait (ARMv7) CPU cores at up to 1.2 GHz, a Adreno 305 GPU, a single channel LPDDR2 memory controller and LTE radio elements.  The chip is produced in 28nm LP (low power process) at TSMC. Compared to the MSM8960, the 8930 is lower clocked, offers only a single channel memory controller, but has a faster GPU.

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: 144.291     avg: 147.1 (37.26%)     max: 149.97 MFLOPS

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Galaxy Express GT-I8730	1024 MB	Adreno 305			144.291
One SV	1024 MB	Adreno 305			149.97

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -95%

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Exynos 4412 Quad 4x 1.4GHz -62%

AML8726-MX 2x 1.5GHz -61%

Exynos 4210 1.4 GHz 2x 1.4GHz -58%

Atom Z2420 1x 1.2GHz -51%

A5 2x 1GHz -44%

A5x 2x 1GHz -40%

Snapdragon MSM8260A 2x 1.5GHz -35%

Snapdragon APQ8060A 2x 1.5GHz -29%

Exynos 5250 Dual 2x 1.7GHz -9%

Snapdragon MSM8930

Snapdragon APQ8064A 4x 1.5GHz 37%

Snapdragon 600 4x 1.7GHz 109%

A6 2x 1GHz 148%

A6x 2x 1.4GHz 160%

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A6x 2x 1.4GHz 160%

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Linpack for Android:

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min: 211.627     avg: 235 (31.46%)     max: 258.3 MFLOPS

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Galaxy Express GT-I8730	1024 MB	Adreno 305			211.627
One SV	1024 MB	Adreno 305			258.3

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -97%

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MT6589 4x 1.2GHz -62%

k3v2 Hi3620 4x 1.2GHz -61%

Tegra 3 4x 1.2 - 1.3GHz -52%

Exynos 4412 Quad 4x 1.4GHz -50%

A5 2x 1GHz -46%

A5x 2x 1GHz -40%

Snapdragon MSM8260A 2x 1.5GHz -25%

Snapdragon APQ8060A 2x 1.5GHz -23%

Exynos 5250 Dual 2x 1.7GHz -19%

Snapdragon MSM8930

Snapdragon APQ8064A 4x 1.5GHz 112%

A6 2x 1GHz 145%

A6x 2x 1.4GHz 178%

Snapdragon 600 4x 1.7GHz 212%

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Snapdragon 600 4x 1.7GHz 212%

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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit: Total Score

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min: 1248     avg: 1276.5 (9.39%)     max: 1305 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Galaxy Express GT-I8730	1024 MB	Adreno 305			1248
One SV	1024 MB	Adreno 305			1305

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -91%

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MT6577 2x 1GHz -31%

MT8377 2x 1.2GHz -22%

RK3066 2x 1.5GHz -20%

AML8726-MX 2x 1.5GHz -20%

Z-Series Z-60 2x 1GHz -16%

OMAP 4460 2x 1.2GHz -11%

k3v2 Hi3620 4x 1.2GHz -5%

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

Snapdragon MSM8260A 2x 1.5GHz -1%

Snapdragon MSM8930

Athlon Neo MV-40 1x 1.6GHz 4%

Tegra 3 4x 1.2 - 1.3GHz 4%

OMAP 4470 2x 1.5GHz 8%

Atom Z2760 2x 1.8GHz 8%

E-Series E1-1200 2x 1.4GHz 13%

Snapdragon APQ8060A 2x 1.5GHz 15%

A6 2x 1GHz 29%

Snapdragon MSM8960 2x 1.5GHz 37%

A6x 2x 1.4GHz 39%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz 874%

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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit: Integer

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min: 798     avg: 825.5 (5.54%)     max: 853 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Galaxy Express GT-I8730	1024 MB	Adreno 305			798
One SV	1024 MB	Adreno 305			853

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -87%

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BCM28155 2x 1.2GHz -35%

MSM8255 1x 1.5GHz -28%

NovaThor U8500 2x 1GHz -23%

A5 2x 1GHz -23%

A5x 2x 1GHz -17%

MT6577 2x 1GHz -15%

Tegra 250 2x 1GHz -14%

MTK 8317T 2x 1.2GHz -11%

RK3066 2x 1.5GHz -5%

Snapdragon MSM8930

MT8377 2x 1.2GHz 1%

AML8726-MX 2x 1.5GHz 2%

Snapdragon MSM8260A 2x 1.5GHz 8%

OMAP 4460 2x 1.2GHz 11%

Snapdragon APQ8060A 2x 1.5GHz 17%

Snapdragon MSM8960 2x 1.5GHz 19%

k3v2 Hi3620 4x 1.2GHz 21%

OMAP 4470 2x 1.5GHz 38%

Athlon Neo MV-40 1x 1.6GHz 39%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz 1491%

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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit: Floating Point

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min: 1778     avg: 1814 (10.73%)     max: 1850 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Galaxy Express GT-I8730	1024 MB	Adreno 305			1778
One SV	1024 MB	Adreno 305			1850

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -98%

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RK3066 2x 1.5GHz -22%

MT8377 2x 1.2GHz -20%

AML8726-MX 2x 1.5GHz -20%

OMAP 4460 2x 1.2GHz -13%

Athlon Neo MV-40 1x 1.6GHz -13%

E-Series E1-1200 2x 1.4GHz -12%

Snapdragon MSM8260A 2x 1.5GHz -12%

Celeron 847 2x 1.1GHz -4%

k3v2 Hi3620 4x 1.2GHz -1%

Snapdragon MSM8930

Tegra 3 4x 1.2 - 1.3GHz 4%

OMAP 4470 2x 1.5GHz 6%

E-Series E2-1800 2x 1.7GHz 7%

Snapdragon APQ8060A 2x 1.5GHz 16%

A6 2x 1GHz 17%

A-Series A6-1450 4x 1 - 1.4GHz 23%

A6x 2x 1.4GHz 25%

Snapdragon MSM8960 2x 1.5GHz 53%

Exynos 4412 Quad 4x 1.4GHz 56%

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FX-Series (Desktop) FX-8350 8x 4 - 4.2GHz 813%

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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit: Memory

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min: 1449     avg: 1472.5 (14.84%)     max: 1496 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Galaxy Express GT-I8730	1024 MB	Adreno 305			1449
One SV	1024 MB	Adreno 305			1496

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -79%

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C-Series C-70 2x 1 - 1.3GHz -25%

OMAP 4460 2x 1.2GHz -24%

Exynos 4412 Quad 4x 1.4GHz -23%

Tegra 3 4x 1.2 - 1.3GHz -22%

E-Series E1-1200 2x 1.4GHz -20%

Atom Z2760 2x 1.8GHz -19%

Athlon Neo MV-40 1x 1.6GHz -11%

OMAP 4470 2x 1.5GHz -10%

A-Series A6-1450 4x 1 - 1.4GHz -5%

Snapdragon MSM8930

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

Snapdragon MSM8260A 2x 1.5GHz 13%

Snapdragon APQ8060A 2x 1.5GHz 14%

Snapdragon APQ8064A 4x 1.5GHz 15%

Snapdragon 600 4x 1.7GHz 16%

Snapdragon MSM8960 2x 1.5GHz 26%

A6 2x 1GHz 27%

A6x 2x 1.4GHz 39%

A-Series A8-3520M 4x 1.6 - 2.5GHz 58%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz 452%

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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit: Stream

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min: 571     avg: 584.5 (5.77%)     max: 598 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Galaxy Express GT-I8730	1024 MB	Adreno 305			571
One SV	1024 MB	Adreno 305			598

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -89%

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RK3066 2x 1.5GHz -36%

MT8377 2x 1.2GHz -36%

MT6577 2x 1GHz -31%

OMAP 4460 2x 1.2GHz -28%

OMAP 4470 2x 1.5GHz -25%

k3v2 Hi3620 4x 1.2GHz -24%

Snapdragon MSM8260A 2x 1.5GHz -12%

Atom Z2420 1x 1.2GHz -9%

Snapdragon APQ8064A 4x 1.5GHz -5%

Snapdragon MSM8930

Snapdragon APQ8060A 2x 1.5GHz 7%

Snapdragon 600 4x 1.7GHz 9%

Exynos 4412 Quad 4x 1.4GHz 13%

Snapdragon MSM8960 2x 1.5GHz 17%

A6 2x 1GHz 61%

Exynos 5250 Dual 2x 1.7GHz 66%

A6x 2x 1.4GHz 73%

Athlon Neo MV-40 1x 1.6GHz 98%

Atom Z2760 2x 1.8GHz 113%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz 1452%

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AnTuTu Benchmark v3: CPU

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min: 3235     avg: 3311.5 (28%)     max: 3388 points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
One SV	1024 MB	Adreno 305			3235
Galaxy Express GT-I8730	1024 MB	Adreno 305			3388

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -93%

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MSM7227A 1x 1GHz -66%

BCM28155 2x 1.2GHz -62%

WM8950 1x 1GHz -61%

Atom Z2420 1x 1.2GHz -43%

NovaThor U8500 2x 1GHz -25%

MT6577 2x 1GHz -23%

Tegra 250 2x 1GHz -23%

MT8377 2x 1.2GHz -10%

MTK 8317T 2x 1.2GHz -3%

Snapdragon MSM8930

RK3066 2x 1.5GHz 16%

AML8726-MX 2x 1.5GHz 48%

Exynos 5250 Dual 2x 1.7GHz 55%

MT6589 4x 1.2GHz 80%

Tegra 3 4x 1.2 - 1.3GHz 82%

Exynos 4412 Quad 4x 1.4GHz 118%

Snapdragon APQ8064A 4x 1.5GHz 119%

Snapdragon 600 4x 1.7GHz 239%

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Snapdragon 600 4x 1.7GHz 239%

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Reviews for the Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8930 processor

HTC One SV (Qualcomm Adreno 305, 4.3")
» Review HTC One SV Smartphone - Review

Samsung Galaxy Express GT-I8730 (Qualcomm Adreno 305, 4.5")
» Review Samsung Galaxy Express GT-I8730 Smartphone - Review

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