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Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

Qualcomm 650 MSM8956

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).

CodenameCortex-A72/-A53
SeriesQualcomm Snapdragon

Series: Snapdragon Cortex-A72/-A53

Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 compare1.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A72/-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 « 1.8 GHz6 / 6 cores Cortex-A72/-A53
Clock Rate1800 MHz
Number of Cores / Threads6 / 6
Manufacturing Technology28 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 Controller
GPUQualcomm Adreno 510
64 Bit64 Bit support
ArchitectureARM
Announcement Date02/18/2015
Product Link (external)www.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 10801     avg: 11977     median: 11541.5 (10%)     max: 14023 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
1675 Points (16%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
min: 1398     avg: 1547     median: 1546 (18%)     max: 1697 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1458 points (15%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
2869 points (3%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1388     avg: 1434     median: 1434 (16%)     max: 1480 points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 2691     avg: 3017     median: 3017 (4%)     max: 3343 points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 3628     avg: 3789     median: 3853 (6%)     max: 3885 points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1484     avg: 1505     median: 1514 (23%)     max: 1518 points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 3324     avg: 3555     median: 3547 (4%)     max: 3803 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 8167     avg: 8464     median: 8368.5 (6%)     max: 8952 Points
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
min: 71734     avg: 75785     median: 76878 (26%)     max: 77650 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
4462 Points (29%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
min: 4379     avg: 5269     median: 5340 (27%)     max: 6018 Points
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Reviews for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 processor

Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE (Z500KL) Tablet Review

Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE (Z500KL) Tablet Review

For traveling. With the ZenPad 3S 10 LTE, now the LTE version of the Asus tablet series runs through our tests. You can find out in our detailed review, whether...
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 | Qualcomm Adreno 510 | 9.70" | 490 g
Asus Zenpad 3 8.0

Asus ZenPad 3 8.0 Z581KL Tablet Review

Zen of wishes? Asus' new tablet with the size of an iPad Mini not only offers good features including WWAN modem and stereo speakers, but it is also comparative...
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 | Qualcomm Adreno 510 | 7.90" | 320 g
Sony Xperia X Compact Smartphone Review

Sony Xperia X Compact Smartphone Review

Compact and enduring, but no more high-end. Sony once again offers a Compact version of its flagship smartphone this year. However, the smaller model will have ...
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 | Qualcomm Adreno 510 | 4.60" | 135 g
Sony Xperia X Smartphone Review

Sony Xperia X Smartphone Review

Ambitious. The Sony Xperia X aims to be a top smartphone and a photo artist in one device. Although the 5-inch Android system brings many features and high per...
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 | Qualcomm Adreno 510 | 5.00" | 152 g

Vivo V9 Pro: Qualcomm Adreno 510, 6.30", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Vivo V9 Pro

Xiaomi Mi Note 3: Qualcomm Adreno 510, 5.50", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Xiaomi Mi Note 3

Oppo R11 Plus: unknown, 6.00", 0.1 kg
  External Review » Oppo R11 Plus

Oppo R11: unknown, 5.50", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Oppo R11

Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500KL: Qualcomm Adreno 510, 9.70", 0.5 kg
  External Review » Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500KL

Asus Zenpad Z10 ZT500KL: Qualcomm Adreno 510, 9.70", 0.5 kg
  External Review » Asus Zenpad Z10 ZT500KL

Asus ZenPad 3 8.0 Z581KL-1A001A: Qualcomm Adreno 510, 7.90", 0.3 kg
  External Review » Asus ZenPad 3 8.0 Z581KL-1A001A

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro: Qualcomm Adreno 510, 5.50", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro

Sony Xperia X Compact: Qualcomm Adreno 510, 4.60", 0.1 kg
  External Review » Sony Xperia X Compact

Asus ZenPad Z8-ZT581KL: Qualcomm Adreno 510, 7.90", 0.3 kg
  External Review » Asus ZenPad Z8-ZT581KL

Xiaomi Mi Max 6.4 inch: unknown, 6.40", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Xiaomi Mi Max 6.4 inch

Sony Xperia X: Qualcomm Adreno 510, 5.00", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Sony Xperia X

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