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Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937)

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (SD430) 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 X6 LTE modem supports Cat. 4 with maximum transfer rates of 150 Mbps (downstream) and 75 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). 

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 (SDM636) is a mid-range octa-core SoC with eight custom Kryo 260 cores at up to 1.8 GHz, an Adreno 509 GPU, a LPDDR4-2666 memory controller (1333 MHz) and a X12 LTE (Cat 12/13, 300 Mbps down, 150 Mbps up) modem. Furthermore, the chip supports 802.11ac WiFi and Bluetooth 5.0. It is manufactured in 14nm FinFet. Qualcomm states a 40% faster performance compared to the old Snapdragon 630 (8x ARM Cortex-A53).

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937)Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonQualcomm Snapdragon
CodenameCortex-A53Kryo 260
Series: Snapdragon Kryo 260
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 compare2.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 compare2.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 compare2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 compare2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 compare1.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 compare2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 compare1.5 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 compare1.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 compare1.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 MSM8936 compare1.7 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 compare1.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) « 1.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM8929 compare1.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 (MSM8917) compare1.4 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 compare1.4 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 APQ8016 compare1.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 compare2.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 260
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 compare1.8 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 260
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 compare2.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 260
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 « 1.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 260
Clock1400 MHz1800 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 8
Technology28 nm14 nm
FeaturesAdreno 505 GPU, 802.11ac WLAN, Bluetooth 4.1, LTE Cat. 4, Dual-Channel LPDDR3-1600 Memory ControllerAdreno 509 GPU, X12 LTE Modem, Hexagon 680 DSP, Spectra 160 ISP
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 505Qualcomm Adreno 509
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.comwww.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
430 +
min: 8253     avg: 9093     median: 9045 (8%)     max: 10364 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
100%
430 +
min: 1064     avg: 1195     median: 1193.5 (14%)     max: 1338 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
100%
430 +
min: 1072     avg: 1195     median: 1200.5 (14%)     max: 1333 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 636 +
278 Points (1%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 636 +
1256 Points (4%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
430 +
min: 619     avg: 657     median: 658.5 (7%)     max: 685 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
430 +
min: 2222     avg: 2553     median: 2552.5 (3%)     max: 2889 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 430 +
min: 613     avg: 629     median: 628.5 (9%)     max: 644 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 430 +
min: 1706     avg: 1896     median: 1895.5 (5%)     max: 2085 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 SD 636 +
2016 Points (16%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 SD 636 +
2801 Points (25%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 SD 636 +
8155 Points (16%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 SD 636 +
4063 Points (8%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 SD 636 +
5063 Points (13%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
430 +
min: 10396     avg: 12677     median: 13194 (15%)     max: 14709 ms
min: 4105     avg: 4688     median: 4739.5 (6%)     max: 5066 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
9121 ms (100%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
430 +
min: 2604     avg: 3194     median: 3293.5 (3%)     max: 3438 Points
min: 8163     avg: 8665     median: 8559 (8%)     max: 9746 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
430 +
min: 24     avg: 41.7     median: 29 (6%)     max: 72 Points
min: 46     avg: 54.4     median: 54 (11%)     max: 61 Points
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
100%
430 +
min: 42798     avg: 45027     median: 44963.5 (15%)     max: 47066 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
100%
430 +
min: 3999     avg: 4992     median: 4792 (15%)     max: 6830 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
100%
430 +
min: 14313     avg: 16454     median: 16194 (20%)     max: 17949 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
100%
430 +
min: 8556     avg: 9082     median: 9083 (3%)     max: 9583 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
100%
430 +
min: 14989     avg: 26579     median: 27811 (17%)     max: 28218 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
100%
430 +
min: 44992     avg: 56835     median: 58282 (10%)     max: 59990 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
100%
1 SD 636 +
27466 Points (23%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
100%
1 SD 636 +
30326 Points (24%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
100%
1 SD 636 +
24483 Points (4%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
100%
1 SD 636 +
62945 Points (23%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
100%
1 SD 636 +
145220 Points (14%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
100%
1 SD 636 +
min: 157795     avg: 157981     median: 157981 (21%)     max: 158167 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work 2.0 Battery Life
100%
1 430 +
917 min (17%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
100%
430 +
1783 Points (9%)
min: 3056     avg: 3090     median: 3071.5 (16%)     max: 3160 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
100%
430 +
3256 Points (7%)
min: 3406     avg: 5546     median: 5299.5 (11%)     max: 8180 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
100%
430 +
min: 3408     avg: 3668     median: 3636 (24%)     max: 3892 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
100%
430 +
min: 3347     avg: 4577     median: 4689 (23%)     max: 5290 Points

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) → 100% n=18

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 → 187% n=18

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