Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G Compute Platform (or SD8cx Gen2, SC8180XP) is a ARM based SoC for Windows laptops. It integrates a similar CPU part as the Snapdragon 855 (same cores but without the Prime Core feature) and is manufactured in 7nm at Samsung. The 4 Kryo 495 Gold cores are based on the ARM Cortex-A76 architecture (for performance) and clocked at 3.15 GHz under load. The 4 Kryo 495 Silver cores are small ARM Cortex-A55 cores for power efficiency and clocked at 1.8 GHz under load (most likely).

Compared to the predecessor, the Snapdragon 8cx, the Gen 2 offers higher clock speeds and an integrated 5G modem (X55 with Sub-6 GHz and mmWave support). Wi-Fi was also bumped up to Wi-Fi 6

The processor performance should be similar to a Intel Core i5 8th gen U-series (e.g. i5-8250U) according to Qualcomm. However, this is only the case for native ARM64 compiled Windows apps which are not that many (in mid 2019). 32 bit applications and games for AMD/Intel run in a rather slow emulation and 64 bit apps wont start at all (but an emulator should come in Windows in 2021).

The integrated Adreno 680 graphics card could also be a bit higher clocked.

The chip is very power efficient as its produced at TSMC in the modern 7 process. Therefore, laptops using the Snapdragon 8cx can be passively cooled (no fan) and should not throttle under constant load.

Series	Qualcomm Snapdragon
Codename	Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 495)
Series: Snapdragon Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 495)	» Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G 3.15 GHz 8 / 8 2 MB Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 495) Microsoft SQ1 3 GHz 8 / 8 2 MB Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 495) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 2.84 GHz 8 / 8 2 MB Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 495)
Clock Rate	3150 MHz
Level 3 Cache	2 MB
Number of Cores / Threads	8 / 8
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)	7 Watt
Manufacturing Technology	7 nm
Features	X24 LTE Modem, Adreno 680 GPU
GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 680
64 Bit	64 Bit support
Architecture	ARM
Announcement Date	09/03/2020
Product Link (external)	Qualcomm Snapdragon SD 8cx Gen 2 5G

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5.3 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core

793 points (42%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
HP Elite Folio 13.5 2-in-1	SD 8cx Gen 2 5G	Adreno 680	16 GB	793

Mediatek MT6737 -93%

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Intel Core i7-4722HQ -5%

AMD Athlon Gold 3150U -5%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus -5%

AMD Ryzen 5 3450U -3%

HiSilicon Kirin 990 -3%

HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G -3%

Apple A10 Fusion -3%

Intel Core m3-7Y32 -3%

AMD Ryzen 3 2300U -1%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G

MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ 0%

AMD Ryzen 3 3200U 1%

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 2%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G 2%

AMD Ryzen 5 2600H 2%

AMD Ryzen 7 2700U 3%

Intel Core i3-L13G4 3%

AMD Ryzen Embedded V1605B 3%

AMD Ryzen 3 3300U 4%

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Intel Core i7-11700K 128%

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Geekbench 5.3 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core

3088 points (18%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
HP Elite Folio 13.5 2-in-1	SD 8cx Gen 2 5G	Adreno 680	16 GB	3088

AMD E1-2100 -92%

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AMD Ryzen 5 3450U -3%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G -3%

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U -2%

AMD Ryzen 5 1400 -2%

AMD Ryzen 7 3780U -1%

Intel Core i5-8250U 0%

Intel Core i7-8565U 0%

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 0%

HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G 0%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G

AMD Ryzen 3 5400U 0%

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 2%

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U 3%

AMD Ryzen Embedded V1605B 3%

AMD Ryzen 5 2600H 4%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus) 5%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 6%

Intel Core i5-8300H 6%

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H 6%

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Intel Core i9-10980XE 434%

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Reviews for the Qualcomm Snapdragon SD 8cx Gen 2 5G processor

HP EliteBook Folio 13-3G2L2EA (Qualcomm Adreno 680, 13.50")
» HP EliteBook Folio 13-3G2L2EA - External Review

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