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Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 (MSM8976, former Snapdragon 620) is an ARM-based mid-range SoC for (Android based) smartphones and tablets. The chip integrates eight CPU cores in two clusters. Four fast ARM Cortex-A72 cores at 1.8 GHz (max.) and four power saving ARM Cortex-A53 cores at 1.2 GHz (max.). In addition to that, the S650 includes a modern Adreno 510 graphics card, 2x 32 Bit LPDDR3-1866 memory controller (14.9 GB/s), an LTE/UMTS radio, and 802.11ac WiFi.

The Cortex-A72 cores are the successor of the Cortex-A57 designs and are based on the ARMv8-ISA (64 Bit). The four slower Cortex-A53 cores are also using the ARMv8-ISA (64 Bit). Both clusters are implemented using the big.LITTLE architecture and therefore all 8 cores can in theory run in parallel to increase performance.

The Snapdragon 652 supports a broad range of wireless standards. Next to WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1 and GPS (Qualcomm IZat Gen8C), the 650 supports a range of 2G, 3G and 4G standards like LTE Cat. 7 up to 300 MBit/s.

Dedicated hardware for encoding and decoding of videos (e.g. H.265 4K30, 1080p120) is also supported by the chip.

The Snapdragon 652 is manufactured at TSMC in 28nm (HPm).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 (MSM8956, former Snapdragon 618) is an ARM-based mid-range SoC for (Android based) smartphones and tablets. The chip integrates six CPU cores in two clusters. Two fast ARM Cortex-A72 cores at 1.8 GHz (max.) and four power saving ARM Cortex-A53 cores at 1.2 GHz (max.). In addition to that, the S650 includes a modern Adreno 510 graphics card, 2x 32 Bit LPDDR3-1866 memory controller (14.9 GB/s), an LTE/UMTS radio, and 802.11ac WiFi.

The Cortex-A72 cores are the successor of the Cortex-A57 designs and are based on the ARMv8-ISA (64 Bit). The four slower Cortex-A53 cores are also using the ARMv8-ISA (64 Bit). Both clusters are implemented using the big.LITTLE architecture and therefore all 6 cores can in theory run in parallel to increase performance.

The Snapdragon 650 supports a broad range of wireless standards. Next to WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1 and GPS (Qualcomm IZat Gen8C), the 650 supports a range of 2G, 3G and 4G standards like LTE Cat. 7 up to 300 MBit/s.

Dedicated hardware for encoding and decoding of videos (e.g. H.265 4K30, 1080p120) is also supported by the chip.

The Snapdragon 650 is manufactured at TSMC in 28nm (HPm).

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonQualcomm Snapdragon
CodenameCortex-A72/-A53Cortex-A72/-A53
Series: Snapdragon Cortex-A72/-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 « 1.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A72/-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM89561.8 GHz6 / 6 cores Cortex-A72/-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM89761.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A72/-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 « 1.8 GHz6 / 6 cores Cortex-A72/-A53
Clock1800 MHz1800 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 86 / 6
Technology28 nm28 nm
FeaturesAdreno 510 GPU, 802.11ac WLAN, Bluetooth 4.1, LTE Cat. 7 (max. 300 Mbps), NFC, GPS (Qualcomm IZat Gen8C), Dual-Channel LPDDR3-1866 Memory ControllerAdreno 510 GPU, 802.11ac WLAN, Bluetooth 4.1, LTE Cat. 7 (max. 300 Mbps), NFC, GPS (Qualcomm IZat Gen8C), Dual-Channel LPDDR3-1866 Memory Controller
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 510Qualcomm Adreno 510
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.comwww.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 10942     avg: 11215     median: 11192 (9%)     max: 11532 Points
min: 10801     avg: 11977     median: 11541.5 (10%)     max: 14023 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
min: 1772     avg: 1916     median: 1837.5 (21%)     max: 2216 Points
min: 1398     avg: 1547     median: 1546 (18%)     max: 1697 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1454 Points (15%)
1458 Points (15%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
4612 Points (5%)
2869 Points (3%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1204     avg: 1380     median: 1462 (20%)     max: 1475 Points
min: 1388     avg: 1434     median: 1434 (20%)     max: 1480 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 2511     avg: 3129     median: 3427 (8%)     max: 3448 Points
min: 2691     avg: 3017     median: 3017 (7%)     max: 3343 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
4134 Points (6%)
min: 3628     avg: 3789     median: 3853 (6%)     max: 3885 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
1446 Points (22%)
min: 1484     avg: 1505     median: 1514 (23%)     max: 1518 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 3402     avg: 3719     median: 3531.5 (4%)     max: 4411 ms
min: 3324     avg: 3555     median: 3547 (4%)     max: 3803 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 8837     avg: 9042     median: 9071.5 (8%)     max: 9187 Points
min: 8167     avg: 8464     median: 8368.5 (8%)     max: 8952 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Metal
3295 Points (88%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Multicore Beta
2629 Points (59%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Browser
5033 Points (66%)
Quadrant Standard Edition 2.0 - Quadrant Standard 2.0 Total Score
37972 points (88%)
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
min: 75533     avg: 82942     median: 84501 (29%)     max: 87232 Points
min: 71734     avg: 75785     median: 76878 (26%)     max: 77650 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
215365 Points (28%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
4695 Points (31%)
4462 Points (29%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
min: 4852     avg: 5303     median: 4964 (25%)     max: 6093 Points
min: 4379     avg: 5269     median: 5340 (27%)     max: 6018 Points

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 → 100% n=13

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 → 94% n=13

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