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Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 (MSM8917) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 435

Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 (MSM8917)

► remove from comparison Qualcomm 425

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 (8917) is an ARM-based entry level SoC for tablets and smartphones (mostly Android based). It was announced in February 2016 and integrates four 64-Bit Cortex-A53 CPU cores (quad-core) that clock with up to 1.4 GHz. Furthermore, there is a Adreno 308 graphics card, a LPDDR3 memory controller (max. 667 MHz) and wireless radios for WiFi and 4G/LTE included in the chip.

The Cortex-A53 is the successor of the entry level Cortex-A7 CPU cores. The A53 is now capable of 64 Bit (ARMv8-ISA) and adressing more than 4 GB RAM. According to ARM the performance per MHz is a lot better and even surpasses a Cortex-A9 core.

The integrated Adreno 308 ist the integrated graphics card that supports OpenGL ES 3.0.

The integrated wireless radios support WiFi 802.11ac Wave 2, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS/GLONASS/Baidou, 2G, 3G and 4G (LTE Cat.4) standards. Futhermore, the SoC is able to decode 1080p videos in H.265 (encode only in H.264) and cameras with up to 13 MP.

The power consumption of the chip is ranging in the lower range, and therefore it is also suited for smaller smartphones. It is manufactured in 28 nm LP at TSMC.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 439

► remove from comparison Qualcomm SD 439

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 (SD439) is a lower mainstream SoC for (Android based) smartphones and tablets. Compared to the older Snapdragon 435, the 439 is now manufactured in the current 12nm FinFET process and offers higher clock speeds of 2 GHz of the eight ARM Cortex-A53 cores (compared to 1.4 GHz). Wifi (now ac Wave 2 / Wifi 5) and Bluetooth (v5) were also updated, however the GPU still is the rather slow Adreno 505 and the LTE modem was even downgraded to a X6 with only Cat. 4/5 (max. 150 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload).

Thanks to the higher maximum clock speed, the performance of the Snapdragon 439 mobile platform can reach the old Snapdragon 625 (also 2 GHz with 8x Cortex-A53). However, there is still a big gap to the SoCs with bigger performance cores.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 435

► remove from comparison Qualcomm 435

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 (SD435) is a lower mainstream SoC for (Android based) smartphones and tablets. Contrary to the Snapdragon 630, it is still manufactured in a 28-nm process and also consists of an octa-core CPU part with ARM Cortex-A53 cores. However, they are only clocked at up to 1.4 GHz. The integrated X9 LTE modem supports Cat. 4 with maximum transfer rates of 300 Mbps (downstream) and 100 Mbps (upstream). The SoC also includes an Adreno 505 GPU with support for Vulkan and OpenGL ES 3.1. WiFi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.1 are supported as well. The memory controller supports LPDDR3 clocked at 800 MHz (so probably dual-channel DDRL-1600). The main difference to the Snapdragon 430 is the faster LTE modem.

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 425 (MSM8917)Qualcomm Snapdragon 439Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonQualcomm SnapdragonQualcomm Snapdragon
CodenameCortex-A53Cortex-A53Cortex-A53
Series: Snapdragon Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6302.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6262.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6252 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4392 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4501.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4292 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM89521.5 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v21.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM89391.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 MSM89361.7 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4351.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937)1.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM89291.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 (MSM8917) « 1.4 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM89161.4 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 APQ80161.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6302.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6262.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6252 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 « 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4501.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4292 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM89521.5 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v21.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM89391.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 MSM89361.7 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4351.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937)1.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM89291.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 (MSM8917)1.4 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM89161.4 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 APQ80161.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6302.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6262.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6252 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4392 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4501.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4292 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM89521.5 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v21.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM89391.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 MSM89361.7 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 « 1.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937)1.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM89291.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 (MSM8917)1.4 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM89161.4 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 APQ80161.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Clock1400 MHz2000 MHz1400 MHz
Cores / Threads4 / 48 / 88 / 8
Technology28 nm12 nm28 nm
FeaturesWLAN 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1, GSM/EDGE, WCDMA, UMTS/HSPA, LTE Cat. 7 (max. 300 Mbps), GPS (Qualcomm IZat Gen8C Lite), LPDDR3-1866 Memory Controller, eMMC 5.1Adreno 505 GPU, 802.11ac Wave 2WLAN, Bluetooth 5.0, X6 LTE Cat 4/5 (150 / 75 Mbps),Adreno 505 GPU, 802.11ac WLAN, Bluetooth 4.1, LTE Cat. 7, Dual-Channel LPDDR3-1600 Memory Controller
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 308Qualcomm Adreno 505Qualcomm Adreno 505
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.comwww.qualcomm.comwww.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - SD 439
0.3 pt (23%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 435 +
7935 Points (6%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 435 +
7745 Points (6%)
min: 12096     avg: 12492     median: 12492.5 (11%)     max: 12809 Points
87%
435 +
min: 7095     avg: 8887     median: 9015.5 (8%)     max: 9345 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
0 Points (0%)
min: 1500     avg: 1597     median: 1608 (19%)     max: 1657 Points
73%
435 +
min: 1028     avg: 1199     median: 1167.5 (14%)     max: 1352 Points
min: 1516     avg: 1588     median: 1598 (18%)     max: 1618 Points
130%
435 +
min: 1002     avg: 1182     median: 1152 (13%)     max: 1382 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 439 +
176 Points (7%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 439 +
823 Points (1%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 176     avg: 176.7     median: 177 (1%)     max: 177 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 809     avg: 819     median: 812 (3%)     max: 836 Points
min: 863     avg: 880     median: 877.5 (9%)     max: 903 Points
min: 2987     avg: 3141     median: 3154 (4%)     max: 3267 Points
140%
435 +
min: 2210     avg: 2610     median: 2582 (3%)     max: 2889 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 439 +
863 Points (12%)
67%
1 435 +
577 Points (8%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 439 +
3218 Points (8%)
72%
1 435 +
2308 Points (6%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 439 +
3636 Points (6%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 439 +
792 Points (12%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 SD 439 +
712 Points (6%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 SD 439 +
1563 Points (14%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 SD 439 +
5986 Points (12%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 SD 439 +
3444 Points (7%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 SD 439 +
3684 Points (10%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
425 +
min: 10742     avg: 13125     median: 13191 (15%)     max: 16192 ms
min: 9768     avg: 9963     median: 9952.5 (12%)     max: 10143 ms
101%
435 +
min: 11007     avg: 12667     median: 12750 (15%)     max: 13586 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 435 +
1979 ms (22%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
425 +
min: 2411     avg: 2952     median: 3052 (3%)     max: 3374 Points
min: 4512     avg: 4731     median: 4755.5 (4%)     max: 4958 Points
105%
435 +
min: 2689     avg: 3112     median: 3209 (3%)     max: 3314 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
425 +
min: 24     avg: 26     median: 26 (5%)     max: 28 Points
min: 32     avg: 35.2     median: 35.5 (7%)     max: 38 Points
104%
435 +
27 Points (6%)
min: 59539     avg: 60585     median: 60585 (21%)     max: 61631 Points
124%
435 +
min: 42643     avg: 44884     median: 45572 (16%)     max: 46814 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
100%
425 +
min: 4077     avg: 4924     median: 4503 (14%)     max: 7325 Points
min: 4849     avg: 5390     median: 5051 (16%)     max: 6271 Points
102%
435 +
min: 4213     avg: 4532     median: 4581.5 (14%)     max: 4750 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
100%
425 +
min: 11600     avg: 14212     median: 14071.5 (17%)     max: 16206 Points
min: 19841     avg: 21900     median: 22846 (28%)     max: 23014 Points
114%
435 +
min: 14261     avg: 15880     median: 16055.5 (20%)     max: 17146 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
100%
425 +
min: 1132     avg: 1684     median: 1713 (1%)     max: 2126 Points
min: 12224     avg: 12439     median: 12514 (4%)     max: 12579 Points
558%
435 +
min: 9541     avg: 9568     median: 9563 (3%)     max: 9605 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
100%
425 +
min: 15748     avg: 22159     median: 23055.5 (14%)     max: 23413 Points
min: 37733     avg: 37810     median: 37769 (23%)     max: 37928 Points
120%
435 +
min: 27075     avg: 27665     median: 27740 (17%)     max: 28105 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
100%
425 +
min: 32557     avg: 42979     median: 43584 (8%)     max: 46710 Points
min: 75175     avg: 77540     median: 77652 (14%)     max: 79792 Points
131%
435 +
min: 56672     avg: 57644     median: 57289 (10%)     max: 59326 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 6969     avg: 12860     median: 13894 (12%)     max: 16684 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 27672     avg: 29440     median: 29676.5 (24%)     max: 30734 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 9258     avg: 10049     median: 10067 (2%)     max: 10803 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 40746     avg: 41220     median: 41221.5 (15%)     max: 41690 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 84645     avg: 93569     median: 95218 (9%)     max: 99193 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
100%
1 SD 439 +
105520 Points (14%)
77%
1 435 +
81667 Points (11%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work 2.0 Battery Life
100%
1 425 +
5253 min (100%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
100%
425 +
1999 Points (11%)
min: 2490     avg: 2557     median: 2556.5 (14%)     max: 2623 Points
94%
435 +
min: 1646     avg: 1876     median: 1875.5 (10%)     max: 2105 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
100%
425 +
2799 Points (6%)
min: 4775     avg: 5213     median: 5212.5 (11%)     max: 5650 Points
246%
435 +
min: 4303     avg: 6883     median: 6882.5 (15%)     max: 9462 Points
min: 4412     avg: 4632     median: 4643.5 (30%)     max: 4791 Points
113%
435 +
min: 3538     avg: 3737     median: 3710 (24%)     max: 3928 Points
min: 5880     avg: 6095     median: 6115 (31%)     max: 6228 Points
107%
435 +
min: 4316     avg: 4876     median: 4814.5 (24%)     max: 5438 Points

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 (MSM8917) → 100% n=17

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 → 183% n=17

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 → 146% n=17

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