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Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

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 625

► remove from comparison Qualcomm 625

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 (SD625) is a mid-range octa-core SoC with eight ARM Cortex-A53 cpu cores at up to 2 GHz, an Adreno 506 GPU, a DDR3L-1866 memory controller and a X9 LTE (Cat 7, 4G+, 300 Mbps down, 150 Mbps up) modem. Furthermore, the chip supports 802.11ac WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1. It is manufactured in 14nm FinFet. The processor performance should be similar to a HiSilicon Kirin 650, which also offers 8 Cortex A53 cores at up to 2 GHz. However, due to the modern manufacturing process, power consumption and throttling should be better with the Snapdragon 625.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

► remove from comparison Qualcomm 615 MSM8939

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 is a mid-range ARMv8-based SoC largely for Android tablets and smartphones. Announced in February 2014, the S615 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, 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 615 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 1.0 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). 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 615 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 615 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.

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2Qualcomm Snapdragon 625Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
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 625 « 2 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 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 MSM8939 « 1.7 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
Clock1700 MHz2000 MHz1700 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, 802.11ac WLAN, Bluetooth 4.1, LTE Cat. 7, Dual-Channel LPDDR3-1866 Memory ControllerAdreno 405 GPU, 802.11ac WLAN, Bluetooth, LTE, NFC, GPS/GLOSNASS/BeiDou, 32/64 Bit LPDDR3 Memory Controller
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 405 ( - 550 MHz)Qualcomm Adreno 506Qualcomm Adreno 405 ( - 550 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.comwww.qualcomm.comwww.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 7582     avg: 8157     median: 8343 (7%)     max: 8520 Points
163%
625 +
13607 Points (11%)
min: 5569     avg: 7208     median: 7132.5 (6%)     max: 8902 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 7654     avg: 8193     median: 8445 (7%)     max: 8548 Points
162%
625 +
min: 13538     avg: 13679     median: 13678.5 (11%)     max: 13819 Points
min: 5564     avg: 6969     median: 7003 (6%)     max: 9155 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 7550     avg: 8116     median: 8174 (7%)     max: 8764 Points
194%
625 +
min: 14195     avg: 15727     median: 15836.5 (13%)     max: 16267 Points
min: 5758     avg: 8220     median: 7460.5 (6%)     max: 15857 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 625 +
min: 1638     avg: 1936     median: 1992 (23%)     max: 2119 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 625 +
min: 1638     avg: 1962     median: 2003 (23%)     max: 2452 Points
991 Points (11%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 625 +
171 Points (1%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 625 +
1023 Points (3%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 625 +
min: 841     avg: 866     median: 872.5 (9%)     max: 881 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 625 +
min: 3148     avg: 4171     median: 4319.5 (5%)     max: 4396 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 625 +
min: 795     avg: 824     median: 820 (11%)     max: 845 Points
626 Points (9%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 625 +
min: 2525     avg: 3116     median: 2984 (7%)     max: 4042 Points
1561 Points (4%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 2792     avg: 2934     median: 2938 (5%)     max: 3047 Points
min: 2291     avg: 2667     median: 2720 (4%)     max: 3046 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 613     avg: 672     median: 688 (10%)     max: 698 Points
min: 676     avg: 689     median: 681 (10%)     max: 717 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 625 +
4792 Points (9%)
min: 2103     avg: 2483     median: 2370 (4%)     max: 3202 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 625 +
925 Points (18%)
min: 539     avg: 674     median: 638 (12%)     max: 940 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
523 Points (4%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
1615 Points (15%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
4043 Points (8%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
2255 Points (5%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
2579 Points (7%)
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
min: 289.8     avg: 305.8     median: 313.5 (11%)     max: 314.1 MFLOPS
min: 257.9     avg: 317.6     median: 280.6 (9%)     max: 490 MFLOPS
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
min: 185.9     avg: 214.6     median: 221.2 (22%)     max: 236.8 MFLOPS
min: 116.6     avg: 212.9     median: 218.3 (21%)     max: 420 MFLOPS
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 12077     avg: 13354     median: 12510 (15%)     max: 15263 ms
104%
625 +
min: 8028     avg: 9289     median: 9316 (11%)     max: 12194 ms
min: 5061     avg: 13398     median: 13126 (15%)     max: 20190 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 1258     avg: 1579     median: 1299 (14%)     max: 2180 ms
min: 793     avg: 1235     median: 1213 (13%)     max: 1688 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
1218 ms (12%)
1178 ms (11%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 2950     avg: 3283     median: 3155 (3%)     max: 3647 Points
143%
625 +
min: 3781     avg: 4524     median: 4502 (4%)     max: 4979 Points
min: 2672     avg: 3696     median: 3411 (3%)     max: 6999 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
1 625 +
min: 35     avg: 36.5     median: 36.5 (8%)     max: 38 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Metal
1130 Points (30%)
140%
625 +
1578 Points (42%)
min: 924     avg: 1197     median: 1184.5 (32%)     max: 1493 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Multicore Beta
1816 Points (40%)
132%
625 +
2404 Points (54%)
min: 817     avg: 1275     median: 1238.5 (28%)     max: 1805 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Browser
2620 Points (35%)
133%
625 +
3475 Points (46%)
min: 1849     avg: 2628     median: 2521.5 (33%)     max: 3619 Points
Quadrant Standard Edition 2.0 - Quadrant Standard 2.0 Total Score
22393 points (52%)
166%
625 +
37065 points (86%)
min: 17712     avg: 20407     median: 19790 (46%)     max: 23719 points
AnTuTu v5 - AnTuTu v5 Total Score
36520 Points (37%)
min: 27825     avg: 33966     median: 32024 (32%)     max: 49293 Points
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
min: 33335     avg: 35036     median: 35102 (12%)     max: 37152 Points
min: 29823     avg: 33247     median: 33119 (11%)     max: 36800 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
100%
1 625 +
min: 4570     avg: 5923     median: 5907.5 (18%)     max: 7431 Points
4376 Points (13%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
100%
1 625 +
min: 19447     avg: 20817     median: 20902.5 (26%)     max: 21974 Points
14864 Points (18%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
100%
1 625 +
min: 12718     avg: 12942     median: 12832.5 (4%)     max: 13599 Points
8960 Points (3%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
100%
1 625 +
min: 25992     avg: 36737     median: 38406.5 (24%)     max: 40836 Points
26765 Points (16%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
100%
1 625 +
min: 65759     avg: 76418     median: 77841.5 (14%)     max: 81789 Points
54965 Points (10%)
AndEBench - AndEBench Java
100%
1 625 +
2429 Iter./s (75%)
min: 260     avg: 453.3     median: 417 (13%)     max: 683 Iter./s
AndEBench - AndEBench Native
100%
1 625 +
24869 Iter./s (82%)
min: 6830     avg: 12463     median: 12017 (39%)     max: 18542 Iter./s
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
96167 Points (13%)
162%
625 +
156240 Points (21%)
min: 10592     avg: 12997     median: 12996.5 (2%)     max: 15401 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
min: 3425     avg: 3584     median: 3558.5 (18%)     max: 3794 Points
min: 3045     avg: 3504     median: 3536 (18%)     max: 3959 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
100%
1 625 +
min: 2400     avg: 2450     median: 2424 (13%)     max: 2520 Points
1756 Points (9%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
100%
1 625 +
min: 2335     avg: 4177     median: 4267 (9%)     max: 5580 Points
3900 Points (8%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
100%
1 625 +
min: 4626     avg: 4894     median: 4850.5 (32%)     max: 5558 Points
3293 Points (22%)

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 → 100% n=12

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 → 153% n=12

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 → 86% n=12

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