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Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974

Qualcomm 800 MSM8974

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 is an ARM-based SoC for tablets and smartphonesIt is built at TSMC in a 28nm HPM (High Performance Mobile) HKMG process, whereas the Snapdragon 600 was manufactured in 28nm LP. In addition to 4 CPU cores with a clock speed of up to 2.3 GHz, the chip also integrates an Adreno 330 GPU up to 450 MHz, an LPDDR3-1600 memory controller and various radio modules (UMTS/LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS).

Processor 

The CPU portion is based on Qualcomm's Krait architecture, which is compatible with ARMv7 ISA. Compared to the Snapdragon 600 (Krait 300), the new Krait 400 cores of the Snapdragon 800 have been tweaked just slightly with faster L2 cache. Thanks to a clock rate of up to 2.3 GHz and a high performance per MHz somewhere between an ARM Cortex-A9 and a Cortex-A15, the Snapdragon 800 offers very strong CPU performance. The S800 competes with the Nvidia Tegra 4, Samsung Exynos 5420 and Apple A7 and is therefore one of the fastest ARM SoCs on the market as of 2013.

Graphics

Another difference between the Snapdragon 600 and 800 is the graphics unit. While the S600 implements an Adreno 320 (400 to 450 MHz), the S800 features the faster Adreno 330 (450 MHz). Both GPUs offer the same amount of texture units (8 TMUs), but the Adreno 330 has 50 percent more shaders (probably 6x SIMD16 vs. 4x SIMD16 of the previous generation). In conjunction with the higher memory bandwidth, the performance is significantly better. As a result, the Adreno 330 is slightly faster than the Mali-T628 (Exynos 5420) and the PowerVR G6430 (Apple A7). Depending on the device and cooling, however, the performance may vary. The GPU supports OpenGL ES 3.0 as well as OpenCL 1.2.

Features 

Furthermore, the MSM8974 supports many wireless technologies: Bluetooth 4.0, WLAN, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5 GHz), GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, cat.29 DC-HSPA+), MBMS, cat.4 LTE, CDMA2000 (1X RTT, 1 × EV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A/Rev.B, 1× EV-DO Rev.A MC, 1× Adv Rev.A/Rev.B) and TD-SCDMA. 

The MSM8974 can encode and play UHD 4K videos in 3840x2160 at 30 FPS (120 Mbps H.264 High Profile) sumiltaneously via dedicated hardware. Moreover, it supports both USB 2.0 and 3.0 and cameras up to 55 megapixels and stereoscopic 3D.

Power Consumption

Thanks to the new 28nm HPM HKMG process, the energy efficiency has been improved significantly compared to its LP 28nm S600 predecessor. Depending on the field of application, the maximum power consumption should be about 3 W for smartphones or 4 W or greater for tablets. This should be similar to comparable ARM SoCs currently in the market.

SeriesQualcomm Snapdragon
CodenameKrait 400

Series: Snapdragon Krait 400

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC compare2.45 GHz4 / 4 cores Krait 400
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 APQ8074AB compare2.36 GHz4 / 4 cores Krait 400
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB compare2.36 GHz4 / 4 cores Krait 400
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AA compare2.26 GHz4 / 4 cores Krait 400
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 « 2.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Krait 400
Clock Rate2300 MHz
Level 1 Cache0 MB
Level 2 Cache2 MB
Number of Cores / Threads4 / 4
Manufacturing Technology28 nm
FeaturesAdreno 330 (450 MHz), LTE cat.4, UMTS, MBMS, GSM, CDMA2000, tD-SCDMA, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.0, 2x 32 Bit LPDDR3-1600 Memory Controller (12.8 GB/s)
GPUQualcomm Adreno 330 (450 MHz)
ArchitectureARM
Announcement Date06/19/2013

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 5061     avg: 12899     median: 14737 (12%)     max: 17059 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 6632     avg: 14272     median: 14506 (12%)     max: 17257 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 1600     avg: 2569     median: 2641 (5%)     max: 2995 points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 551     avg: 865     median: 908 (18%)     max: 956 points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
min: 993     avg: 1745     median: 1908 (15%)     max: 2145 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
min: 2217     avg: 3367     median: 3447 (31%)     max: 3971 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
min: 3191     avg: 5615     median: 5878 (12%)     max: 6430 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
min: 1447     avg: 2524     median: 2601 (5%)     max: 2796 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
min: 2166     avg: 3696     median: 3845 (10%)     max: 4145 Points
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
min: 273.8     avg: 782     median: 833 (28%)     max: 1095 MFLOPS
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
min: 95     avg: 360.5     median: 386.3 (38%)     max: 499 MFLOPS
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 6816     avg: 9375     median: 8208 (10%)     max: 27067 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 534     avg: 813     median: 739 (8%)     max: 1761 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
min: 558     avg: 763     median: 758 (7%)     max: 1087 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 2714     avg: 3981     median: 4089.5 (4%)     max: 5416 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Browser
min: 2443     avg: 2662     median: 2660 (35%)     max: 2884 Points
Quadrant Standard Edition 2.0 - Quadrant Standard 2.0 Total Score
min: 11103     avg: 18016     median: 19594 (45%)     max: 21610 points
AnTuTu v4 - AnTuTu v4 Total Score
min: 22379     avg: 31302     median: 32872 (76%)     max: 35455 Points
AndEBench - AndEBench Java
min: 407     avg: 612     median: 632 (19%)     max: 709 Iter./s
AndEBench - AndEBench Native
min: 11344     avg: 15203     median: 15791.5 (52%)     max: 17777 Iter./s
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
min: 9380     avg: 15432     median: 15263.5 (2%)     max: 17815 Points
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Nokia Lumia 2520: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 10.10", 0.6 kg
  Review » Review Nokia Lumia 2520 Tablet

Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 8.40", 0.3 kg
  Review » Review Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 Wi-Fi Tablet

Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 LTE (SM-P905): Qualcomm Adreno 330, 12.20", 0.8 kg
  Review » Review Update Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 LTE (SM-P905) Tablet

LG G Flex: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 6.00", 0.2 kg
  Review » Review LG G Flex Phablet

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 4.30", 0.1 kg
  Review » Review Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Smartphone

Acer Liquid S2: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 6.00", 0.2 kg
  Review » Review Acer Liquid S2 Phablet

Nokia Lumia 1520: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 6.00", 0.2 kg
  Review » Review Nokia Lumia 1520 Phablet

Asus New Padfone: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 10.10", 0.1 kg
  Review » Review Asus New Padfone Smartphone

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, 2014 Edition: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 10.10", 0.5 kg
  Review » Review Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition Tablet

Google Nexus 5: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 5.00", 0.1 kg
  Review » Review Google Nexus 5 Smartphone

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9005: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 5.70", 0.2 kg
  Review » Review Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9005 Smartphone

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 inch: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 7.00", 0.3 kg
  Review » Review Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 Tablet

Sony Xperia Z1: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 5.00", 0.2 kg
  Review » Review Sony Xperia Z1 Smartphone

Sony Xperia Z Ultra: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 6.40", 0.2 kg
  Review » Review Sony Xperia Z Ultra Smartphone

LG G2: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 5.20", 0.2 kg
  Review » Review LG G2 Smartphone

HP Pro Slate 12: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 12.30", 0.9 kg
  External Review » HP Pro Slate 12

HP Pro Slate 8: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 7.90", 0.4 kg
  External Review » HP Pro Slate 8

Yota Devices YotaPhone 2: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 5.00", 0.1 kg
  External Review » Yota Devices YotaPhone 2

Amazon Fire Phone: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 4.70", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Amazon Fire

Asus PadFone X: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 9.00", 0.5 kg
  External Review » Asus PadFone X

Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE-Version: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 10.10", 0.5 kg
  External Review » Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE-Version

Nokia Lumia 930: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 5.00", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Nokia Lumia 930

Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 LTE (SM-P905): Qualcomm Adreno 330, 12.20", 0.8 kg
  External Review » Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 LTE (SM-P905)

Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 8.40", 0.3 kg
  External Review » Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4

LG Optimus G Pro 2: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 5.90", 0.2 kg
  External Review » LG Optimus G Pro 2

Nokia Lumia Icon: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 5.00", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Nokia Lumia Icon

Sony Xperia Z1s: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 5.00", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Sony Xperia Z1s

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 4.30", 0.1 kg
  External Review » Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

Asus New Padfone: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 10.10", 0.1 kg
  External Review » Asus New Padfone

LG G Flex: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 6.00", 0.2 kg
  External Review » LG G Flex

Nokia Lumia 2520: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 10.10", 0.6 kg
  External Review » Nokia Lumia 2520

Nokia Lumia 1520: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 6.00", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Nokia Lumia 1520

Google Nexus 5: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 5.00", 0.1 kg
  External Review » Google Nexus 5

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, 2014 Edition: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 10.10", 0.5 kg
  External Review » Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, 2014 Edition

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 inch: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 7.00", 0.3 kg
  External Review » Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 inch

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 inch: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 8.90", 0.4 kg
  External Review » Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 inch

Acer Liquid S2: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 6.00", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Acer Liquid S2

Sony Xperia Z1: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 5.00", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Sony Xperia Z1

LG G2: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 5.20", 0.2 kg
  External Review » LG G2

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9005: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 5.70", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Sony Xperia Z Ultra: Qualcomm Adreno 330, 6.40", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Sony Xperia Z Ultra

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