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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus (855+) Mobile Platform is a high-end smartphone and tablet SoC that Qualcomm announced in 2019. Compared to the normal Snapdragon 855, the 855 Plus offers higher clock speeds of the GPU and CPU. The SoC integrates a fast ‘Prime Core’ that clocks up to 2.96 GHz (up from 2.84 GHz in the 855) and three further fast ARM Cortex-A76 performance cores, which can reach up to 2.42 GHz. These are complemented by four power-saving ARM Cortex-A55 cores that clock up to a maximum of 1.8 GHz.

The SoC also integrates the new X24 LTE modem that Qualcomm promises will deliver up to 2 Gbit/s maximum download speed over LTE Cat.20 and up to 316 Mbit/s upload speeds. The Snapdragon 855 can be configured with the company’s new X50 5G modem too.

Qualcomm has also improved the integrated Wi-Fi modem, which is Wi-Fi 6-ready, has 8x8 Sounding and supports up to 802.11 ay Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi modem can utilise the 60 GHz mmWave band for up to 10 Gbit/s internet speeds.

The Hexagon 690 DSP has undergone the most revisions of that which Qualcomm has integrated into the Snapdragon 855. The new DSP incorporates a neural processing unit (NPU) with dedicated Tensor-cores that can execute up to 7 trillion operations per second in conjunction with the CPU and GPU. In short, the Snapdragon 855 should be three times faster than the Snapdragon 845 and two times faster than the Kirin 980 SoC.

The Snapdragon 855 also has a Spectra 380 ISP onboard, which is the world’s first chip to incorporate a Computer Vision Engine (CV-ISP) that can perform depth calculations in videos at up to 60 FPS. The Snapdragon 855 should deliver real-time portrait modes or be able to detect objects with relatively low power consumption.

The built-in memory controller supports up to 16 GB LPDDR4x RAM (4 x 16-bit). As the SD855, the 855+ integrates an Adreno 640 graphics card that is now higher clocked and should offer a 15% higher performance.

Qualcomm will manufacturer the Snapdragon 855+ at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) using a 7 nm FinFET process. 

SeriesQualcomm Snapdragon
CodenameCortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 485)

Series: Snapdragon Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 485)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 compare0 - 2.96 GHz8 / 8 cores5 MB L3 Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 485)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus « 0 - 2.96 GHz8 / 8 cores5 MB L3 Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 485)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 compare2.84 GHz8 / 8 cores5 MB L3 Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 485)
Clock Rate <=2960 MHz
Level 2 Cache1.8 MB
Level 3 Cache5 MB
Number of Cores / Threads8 / 8
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)5 Watt
Manufacturing Technology7 nm
FeaturesX24 LTE Modem, Adreno 640 GPU
GPUQualcomm Adreno 640 (250 - 675 MHz)
64 Bit64 Bit support
ArchitectureARM
Announcement Date07/04/2019
Product Link (external)Qualcomm Snapdragon SD 855+

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.1, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU
45.7 pt (80%)
Mediatek Helio P22T MT8768T -77%
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Mediatek Helio G90T -21%
Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G 5G -20%
MediaTek Dimensity 800U -19%
Samsung Exynos 9820 -18%
HiSilicon Kirin 980 -15%
Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G -7%
HiSilicon Kirin 820 -7%
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 -5%
MediaTek Dimensity 820 -4%
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus
HiSilicon Kirin 990 2%
MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ 2%
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 2%
MediaTek Dimensity 1200 2%
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G 3%
Samsung Exynos 990 4%
HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G 5%
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 16%
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus) 18%
...
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G 26%
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 30069     avg: 34737     median: 32129 (27%)     max: 42240 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
min: 3137     avg: 4371     median: 4659 (58%)     max: 4737 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
min: 3143     avg: 4323     median: 4560.5 (65%)     max: 4725 Points
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Geekbench 5.4 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 738     avg: 751     median: 751 (32%)     max: 764 points
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Geekbench 5.4 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 2652     avg: 2659     median: 2658.5 (9%)     max: 2665 points
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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 761     avg: 782     median: 787.5 (3%)     max: 792 points
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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 2519     avg: 2788     median: 2846.5 (9%)     max: 2940 points
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Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3603     avg: 3654     median: 3654 (38%)     max: 3705 points
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Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 9705     avg: 10547     median: 10546.5 (12%)     max: 11388 points
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Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
8497 points (13%)
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Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
3359 points (50%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
2627 Points (21%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
3579 Points (32%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
17637 Points (35%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
7818 Points (16%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
9887 Points (26%)
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 2007     avg: 2054     median: 2032 (2%)     max: 2134 ms
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Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 23781     avg: 24606     median: 24571 (25%)     max: 25353 Points
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WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 89     avg: 98.2     median: 98 (25%)     max: 111 Points
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AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
12537 Points (38%)
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AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
81494 Points (100%)
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AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
175688 Points (55%)
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AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
125546 Points (77%)
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AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
395265 Points (70%)
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AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
min: 66276     avg: 72044     median: 71855 (60%)     max: 78191 Points
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AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
min: 64026     avg: 80567     median: 82790.5 (67%)     max: 92659 Points
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AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
min: 169591     avg: 184179     median: 184036 (34%)     max: 199051 Points
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AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
min: 132673     avg: 139174     median: 139170 (50%)     max: 145684 Points
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AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
min: 462125     avg: 478464     median: 474972 (46%)     max: 501784 Points
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PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
min: 237506     avg: 249793     median: 249792 (33%)     max: 262079 Points
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PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
min: 6325     avg: 7543     median: 7424 (39%)     max: 8880 Points
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PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
min: 13484     avg: 15895     median: 15894.5 (34%)     max: 18305 Points
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PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
min: 8702     avg: 10315     median: 10351.5 (68%)     max: 11690 Points
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PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
min: 10286     avg: 13201     median: 12786 (64%)     max: 15510 Points
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