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Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM8929

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 is a mid-range ARMv8-based SoC largely for Android tablets and smartphones. Announced in February 2014, the S616 is one of the first 64-bit capable SoCs from Qualcomm. In addition to 8 Cortex-A53 CPU cores at up to 1.7 GHz (power saving cluster max. 1.2 GHz), the SoC integrates an Adreno 405 GPU with a 2x 32-bit memory controller (LPDDR3-1600, 12.8 GB/s) and supports Wi-Fi (802.11ac), Bluetooth 4.0, UMTS, and LTE.

CPU

The Cortex-A53 is the successor to the very popular Cortex-A7 design. In addition to the new 64-bit capable ARMv8 ISA, the cores offer a variety of other improvements such as better branch prediction. This leads to a significantly higher performance per clock, which is even above the older Cortex-A9.

The eight cores of the Snapdragon 616 are divided into two quad-core clusters, each optimized for a different operating point. While one cluster can clock up to 1.7 GHz to handle more demanding applications, the other cluster is limited to a maximum of 1.2 GHz for energy-saving purposes. All eight cores can be active at the same time, although most applications aren't parallelized to support 8 cores efficiently.

Overall, the Snapdragon 615 offers a performance similar to that of the older Snapdragon 600 (Krait architecture).

GPU

Another new feature is the integrated graphics unit named Adreno 405 (550 MHz most likely). The Adreno 400 series has been substantially redesigned and supports DirectX 11.2 (FL 11_1) including hardware tessellation, OpenGL ES 3.1, and OpenCL 1.2. Furthermore, the performance has been significantly improved, which is now similar to the Adreno 320 and PowerVR G6200.

Features

The Snapdragon 616 offers numerous wireless technologies such as Bluetooth 4.0 and WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac as well as a Multi-SIM cellular modem supporting LTE cat. 4 (up to 150 Mbps), WCDMA, CDMA, EV-DO, TD-SCDMA and GSM/EDGE.

The SoC can encode and decode 1080p videos using dedicated hardware and stream content to displays with up to 2560 x 2048 pixels. A large number of video codecs including H.265 (playback only) will be supported. The camera ISP can handle sensors with up to 21 MP.

Power Consumption

The Snapdragon 616 is manufactured by TSMC in a 28 nm LP process. According to the specifications, we expect a medium or medium-high power consumption for use in medium-sized or larger smartphones and tablets.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 (SD450) is a lower mainstream SoC for (Android based) smartphones and tablets. It features eight ARM Cortex-A53 cores at up to 1.8 GHz and is already manufactured in the power efficient 14nm process. The integrated X9 LTE modem supports Cat. 7 with maximum transfer rates of 300 Mbps (downstream) and 150 Mbps (upstream). The SoC also includes an Adreno 506 GPU with support for Vulkan and OpenGL ES 3.1. WiFi 802.11ac (1x1, max 364 Mbps) and Bluetooth 4.1 are supported as well. The memory controller supports LPDDR3 (single channel) and the integrated video engine supports H.264 (encode and decode) and HEVC (only decode) in 1080p.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM8929

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 (8929) is an ARM-based mid-range SoC for tablets and smartphones (mostly Android based). It was announced in February 2015 and integrates eight 64-Bit Cortex-A53 CPU cores (octa-core) that clock with up to 1.4 GHz. Furthermore, there is a Adreno 405 graphics card, a LPDDR3 memory controller (max. 667 MHz, 5.3 GB/s) 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 405 is clocked with about 500 MHz and supports DirectX 11.1 incl. hardware Tesselation, OpenGL ES 3.1 and OpenCL 1.2.

The integrated wireless radios support WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, 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 mid range, and therefore it is also suited for smaller smartphones. 

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2Qualcomm Snapdragon 450Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM8929
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 MSM8939v2 « 1.7 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 450 « 1.8 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 4351.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937)1.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM8929 « 1.4 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
Clock1700 MHz1800 MHz1400 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 88 / 8
Technology28 nm14 nm28 nm
FeaturesAdreno 405 GPU, WLAN 802.11ac (1x1), Bluetooth 4.0, LTE Cat. 4, FM, GNSS, 1x 32 Bit LPDDR3-1600 Memory ControllerAdreno 506 GPU, X9 LTE Modem (300 / 150 Mbps)Adreno 405 GPU, WLAN 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1, GSM/EDGE, WCDMA, UMTS/HSPA, LTE Cat. 4 (max. 150 Mbps), GPS (Qualcomm IZat Gen8C Lite), LPDDR3-1333 Memory Controller
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 405 ( - 550 MHz)Qualcomm Adreno 506Qualcomm Adreno 405
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.comwww.qualcomm.comwww.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - SD 450
0.2 pt (14%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 7582     avg: 8157     median: 8343 (7%)     max: 8520 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 7654     avg: 8193     median: 8445 (7%)     max: 8548 Points
139%
1 SD 450 +
11735 Points (10%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 7550     avg: 8116     median: 8174 (7%)     max: 8764 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 1529     avg: 1773     median: 1789.5 (21%)     max: 1826 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 131     avg: 140.3     median: 131 (6%)     max: 159 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 493     avg: 631     median: 498 (1%)     max: 902 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 3272     avg: 3862     median: 3907 (4%)     max: 4022 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 709     avg: 733     median: 732.5 (10%)     max: 756 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 3625     avg: 3691     median: 3690.5 (9%)     max: 3756 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 2792     avg: 2934     median: 2938 (5%)     max: 3047 Points
135%
1 SD 450 +
min: 3963     avg: 3981     median: 3980.5 (6%)     max: 3998 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 613     avg: 672     median: 688 (10%)     max: 698 Points
103%
1 SD 450 +
707 Points (11%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 737     avg: 747     median: 746.5 (6%)     max: 756 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 1708     avg: 2113     median: 2112.5 (19%)     max: 2517 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 5993     avg: 6011     median: 6010.5 (12%)     max: 6028 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 3340     avg: 3381     median: 3381 (7%)     max: 3422 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 3683     avg: 3784     median: 3783.5 (10%)     max: 3884 Points
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
min: 289.8     avg: 305.8     median: 313.5 (11%)     max: 314.1 MFLOPS
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
min: 185.9     avg: 214.6     median: 221.2 (22%)     max: 236.8 MFLOPS
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 12077     avg: 13354     median: 12510 (15%)     max: 15263 ms
101%
1 SD 450 +
min: 11012     avg: 11506     median: 11492.5 (13%)     max: 11863 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 1258     avg: 1579     median: 1299 (14%)     max: 2180 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
1218 ms (12%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 2950     avg: 3283     median: 3155 (3%)     max: 3647 Points
127%
1 SD 450 +
min: 3470     avg: 3981     median: 3997 (4%)     max: 4115 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 28     avg: 31.3     median: 31.5 (7%)     max: 34 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Metal
1130 Points (30%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Multicore Beta
1816 Points (40%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Browser
2620 Points (35%)
Quadrant Standard Edition 2.0 - Quadrant Standard 2.0 Total Score
22393 points (52%)
AnTuTu v5 - AnTuTu v5 Total Score
36520 Points (37%)
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
min: 33335     avg: 35036     median: 35102 (12%)     max: 37152 Points
165%
1 SD 450 +
min: 54731     avg: 57703     median: 57827.5 (20%)     max: 60077 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 4090     avg: 5355     median: 5158 (16%)     max: 7614 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 17204     avg: 19521     median: 19734 (24%)     max: 20891 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 11937     avg: 12110     median: 12147 (4%)     max: 12208 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 33473     avg: 34106     median: 33975 (21%)     max: 35092 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 56497     avg: 69869     median: 71167 (13%)     max: 73468 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 26309     avg: 28038     median: 28107 (24%)     max: 29697 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 13168     avg: 16031     median: 15671 (13%)     max: 19253 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 9371     avg: 9408     median: 9408 (2%)     max: 9444 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 28376     avg: 35468     median: 38797 (14%)     max: 39230 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 89022     avg: 92277     median: 90185 (9%)     max: 97624 Points
AndEBench - AndEBench Java
0 Iter./s (0%)
AndEBench - AndEBench Native
0 Iter./s (0%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
96167 Points (13%)
106%
1 SD 450 +
101906 Points (13%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
min: 3425     avg: 3584     median: 3558.5 (18%)     max: 3794 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work 2.0 Battery Life
100%
1 SD 450 +
652 min (12%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 2140     avg: 2239     median: 2157 (11%)     max: 2583 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 3145     avg: 5094     median: 4391 (9%)     max: 7635 Points

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