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Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 626

Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

► remove from comparison Qualcomm 617 MSM8952

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 is a mid-range ARMv8-based SoC largely for Android tablets and smartphones announced in September 2015. In addition to 8 Cortex-A53 CPU cores at up to 1.5 / 1.2 (performance and power saving cluster) GHz, the SoC integrates an Adreno 405 GPU with a LPDDR3-1866 memory controller and supports Wi-Fi (802.11ac), Bluetooth 4.0, UMTS, and LTE. Compared to the older Snapdragon 615, the clock speeds are a bit lower (hits 1.7 GHz max).

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 617 are divided into two quad-core clusters, each optimized for a different operating point. While one cluster can clock up to 1.5 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 617 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 (most likely around 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 617 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 617 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

► remove from comparison Qualcomm SD 450

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 626

► remove from comparison Qualcomm 626

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 (SD626) is a mid-range octa-core SoC with eight ARM Cortex-A53 cpu cores at up to 2.2 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 a bit higher than the average Snapdragon 625, due to the 200 MHz higher maximum clock speed.

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952Qualcomm Snapdragon 450Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
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 MSM8952 « 1.5 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 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 626 « 2.2 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
Clock1500 MHz1800 MHz2200 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 88 / 8
Technology28 nm14 nm14 nm
FeaturesAdreno 405 GPU, Dual-Stream 802.11ac WLAN, Bluetooth, LTE Cat. 7, GPS (iZat Gen8C), 32/64 Bit LPDDR3-1866 Memory ControllerAdreno 506 GPU, X9 LTE Modem (300 / 150 Mbps)Adreno 506 GPU, 802.11ac WLAN, Bluetooth 4.1, LTE Cat. 7, Dual-Channel LPDDR3-1866 Memory Controller
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 405 ( - 550 MHz)Qualcomm Adreno 506Qualcomm Adreno 506
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: 8656     avg: 8836     median: 8812 (7%)     max: 9041 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 8761     avg: 8873     median: 8805 (7%)     max: 9053 Points
133%
1 SD 450 +
11735 Points (10%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 9423     avg: 9572     median: 9597.5 (8%)     max: 9670 Points
178%
626 +
min: 16939     avg: 17078     median: 17084 (14%)     max: 17204 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
min: 956     avg: 1061     median: 1083 (13%)     max: 1144 Points
192%
626 +
min: 2045     avg: 2079     median: 2083.5 (25%)     max: 2105 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
min: 955     avg: 1052     median: 1060 (12%)     max: 1142 Points
197%
626 +
min: 2065     avg: 2086     median: 2085.5 (24%)     max: 2107 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 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 626 +
187 Points (1%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 626 +
1098 Points (3%)
122%
1 626 +
min: 907     avg: 926     median: 928.5 (9%)     max: 939 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
115%
1 626 +
min: 4369     avg: 4481     median: 4496.5 (5%)     max: 4562 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
698 Points (9%)
min: 709     avg: 733     median: 732.5 (10%)     max: 756 Points
127%
626 +
889 Points (12%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
2092 Points (5%)
min: 3625     avg: 3691     median: 3690.5 (9%)     max: 3756 Points
209%
626 +
4362 Points (11%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 3032     avg: 3047     median: 3052 (5%)     max: 3057 Points
min: 3963     avg: 3981     median: 3980.5 (6%)     max: 3998 Points
157%
626 +
4804 Points (8%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 717     avg: 728     median: 720 (11%)     max: 747 Points
707 Points (11%)
116%
626 +
837 Points (13%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 737     avg: 747     median: 746.5 (6%)     max: 756 Points
116%
1 626 +
868 Points (7%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 1708     avg: 2113     median: 2112.5 (19%)     max: 2517 Points
89%
1 626 +
1883 Points (17%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 5993     avg: 6011     median: 6010.5 (12%)     max: 6028 Points
125%
1 626 +
7485 Points (15%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 3340     avg: 3381     median: 3381 (7%)     max: 3422 Points
125%
1 626 +
4212 Points (8%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 3683     avg: 3784     median: 3783.5 (10%)     max: 3884 Points
120%
1 626 +
4557 Points (12%)
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
306.7 MFLOPS (10%)
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
228.4 MFLOPS (22%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 10420     avg: 10900     median: 11054 (13%)     max: 11109 ms
min: 11012     avg: 11506     median: 11492.5 (13%)     max: 11863 ms
103%
626 +
min: 7667     avg: 8504     median: 8761.5 (10%)     max: 8825 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
1228 ms (13%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 3371     avg: 3573     median: 3527 (3%)     max: 3911 Points
min: 3470     avg: 3981     median: 3997 (4%)     max: 4115 Points
133%
626 +
min: 4424     avg: 4760     median: 4705.5 (4%)     max: 5204 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 28     avg: 31.3     median: 31.5 (7%)     max: 34 Points
AnTuTu v5 - AnTuTu v5 Total Score
40780 Points (41%)
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
min: 40876     avg: 44580     median: 45237 (15%)     max: 46968 Points
min: 54731     avg: 57703     median: 57827.5 (20%)     max: 60077 Points
147%
626 +
min: 63428     avg: 66058     median: 66613 (23%)     max: 67578 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 4090     avg: 5355     median: 5158 (16%)     max: 7614 Points
105%
1 626 +
5406 Points (17%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 17204     avg: 19521     median: 19734 (24%)     max: 20891 Points
109%
1 626 +
21477 Points (26%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 11937     avg: 12110     median: 12147 (4%)     max: 12208 Points
113%
1 626 +
13693 Points (4%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 33473     avg: 34106     median: 33975 (21%)     max: 35092 Points
123%
1 626 +
41767 Points (26%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
100%
1 SD 450 +
min: 56497     avg: 69869     median: 71167 (13%)     max: 73468 Points
116%
1 626 +
82343 Points (15%)
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
100%
1 SD 450 +
101906 Points (13%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
min: 3663     avg: 4586     median: 4723.5 (24%)     max: 5234 Points
124%
626 +
min: 5621     avg: 5849     median: 5839 (29%)     max: 6096 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
108%
1 626 +
min: 4660     avg: 4848     median: 4903 (32%)     max: 4924 Points

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 → 100% n=11

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 → 131% n=11

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 → 153% n=11

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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