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Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626

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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.

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).

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). 

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 626Qualcomm Snapdragon 636Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937)
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonQualcomm SnapdragonQualcomm Snapdragon
CodenameCortex-A53Kryo 260Cortex-A53
Series: Snapdragon 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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6652.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 260
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6621.8 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 260
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6602.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 260
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 « 1.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 260
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
Clock2200 MHz1800 MHz1400 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 88 / 8
Technology14 nm14 nm28 nm
FeaturesAdreno 506 GPU, 802.11ac WLAN, Bluetooth 4.1, LTE Cat. 7, Dual-Channel LPDDR3-1866 Memory ControllerAdreno 509 GPU, X12 LTE Modem, Hexagon 680 DSP, Spectra 160 ISPAdreno 505 GPU, 802.11ac WLAN, Bluetooth 4.1, LTE Cat. 4, Dual-Channel LPDDR3-1600 Memory Controller
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 506Qualcomm Adreno 509Qualcomm Adreno 505
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.comwww.qualcomm.comwww.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
626 +
min: 16939     avg: 17078     median: 17084 (14%)     max: 17204 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
100%
626 +
min: 2045     avg: 2079     median: 2083.5 (25%)     max: 2105 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
100%
626 +
min: 2065     avg: 2086     median: 2085.5 (24%)     max: 2107 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 626 +
187 Points (1%)
149%
1 SD 636 +
278 Points (1%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 626 +
1098 Points (3%)
114%
1 SD 636 +
1256 Points (4%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
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%
626 +
min: 4369     avg: 4481     median: 4496.5 (5%)     max: 4562 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 626 +
889 Points (12%)
71%
1 430 +
min: 613     avg: 629     median: 628.5 (9%)     max: 644 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 626 +
4362 Points (11%)
43%
1 430 +
min: 1706     avg: 1896     median: 1895.5 (5%)     max: 2085 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 626 +
4804 Points (8%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 626 +
837 Points (13%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 626 +
868 Points (7%)
232%
1 SD 636 +
2016 Points (16%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 626 +
1883 Points (17%)
149%
1 SD 636 +
2801 Points (25%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 626 +
7485 Points (15%)
109%
1 SD 636 +
8155 Points (16%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 626 +
4212 Points (8%)
96%
1 SD 636 +
4063 Points (8%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 626 +
4557 Points (12%)
111%
1 SD 636 +
5063 Points (13%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
626 +
min: 7667     avg: 8504     median: 8761.5 (10%)     max: 8825 ms
min: 4105     avg: 4688     median: 4739.5 (6%)     max: 5066 ms
94%
430 +
min: 10396     avg: 12677     median: 13194 (15%)     max: 14709 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
9121 ms (100%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
626 +
min: 4424     avg: 4760     median: 4705.5 (4%)     max: 5204 Points
min: 8163     avg: 8665     median: 8559 (8%)     max: 9746 Points
70%
430 +
min: 2604     avg: 3194     median: 3293.5 (3%)     max: 3438 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
1 SD 636 +
min: 46     avg: 54.4     median: 54 (11%)     max: 61 Points
54%
1 430 +
min: 24     avg: 41.7     median: 29 (6%)     max: 72 Points
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
100%
626 +
min: 63428     avg: 66058     median: 66613 (23%)     max: 67578 Points
67%
430 +
min: 42798     avg: 45027     median: 44963.5 (15%)     max: 47066 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
100%
626 +
5406 Points (17%)
89%
430 +
min: 3999     avg: 4992     median: 4792 (15%)     max: 6830 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
100%
626 +
21477 Points (26%)
75%
430 +
min: 14313     avg: 16454     median: 16194 (20%)     max: 17949 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
100%
626 +
13693 Points (4%)
66%
430 +
min: 8556     avg: 9082     median: 9083 (3%)     max: 9583 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
100%
626 +
41767 Points (26%)
67%
430 +
min: 14989     avg: 26579     median: 27811 (17%)     max: 28218 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
100%
626 +
82343 Points (15%)
71%
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 Score 2.0
100%
626 +
min: 4660     avg: 4848     median: 4903 (32%)     max: 4924 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
100%
626 +
min: 5621     avg: 5849     median: 5839 (29%)     max: 6096 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
100%
1 SD 636 +
min: 3056     avg: 3090     median: 3071.5 (16%)     max: 3160 Points
58%
1 430 +
1783 Points (9%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
100%
1 SD 636 +
min: 3406     avg: 5546     median: 5299.5 (11%)     max: 8180 Points
61%
1 430 +
3256 Points (7%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work 2.0 Battery Life
100%
1 430 +
917 min (17%)

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 → 100% n=15

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 → 130% n=15

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) → 70% n=15

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