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Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960

Qualcomm S4 Plus MSM8960

The Qualcomm MSM8960 (Snapdragon S4 series) is a ARM based high-end smartphone SoC in 2012. It contains two Krait (ARMv7) CPU cores at 1.5 - 1.7 GHz, a Adreno 225 GPU (400 MHz), a LPDDR2 memory controller (up to 500 MHz) and radio elements including LTE. The chip is produced in 28nm LP (low power process) at TSMC.

The Krait cores offer a slightly better performance as the standard Cortex-A9 cores and are compatible to the NEON SIMD extensions.

CodenameARMv7
SeriesQualcomm Snapdragon

Series: Snapdragon ARMv7

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8028 compare1.6 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064A compare1.5 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 compare1.6 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226 compare1.2 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926 compare1.2 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T compare1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 compare1.2 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8930 compare1.2 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 compare1 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8230 compare1.2 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A compare1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8930AB compare1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus APQ8060A compare1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 « 1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 compare1 GHz1 / 1 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8660 compare1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 compare1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Clock Rate1500 - 1700 MHz
Level 1 Cache64 KB
Level 2 Cache1 MB
Number of Cores / Threads2 / 2
Manufacturing Technology28 nm
FeaturesLTE, HSPA+, EDGE, GSM, GPRS, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, FM
GPUQualcomm Adreno 225 (400 MHz)
ArchitectureARM
Announcement Date02/27/2012

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
4439 Points (4%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
4363 Points (4%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
min: 555     avg: 629     median: 639.5 (3%)     max: 681 Points
+ 4 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
min: 1394     avg: 1626     median: 1631 (11%)     max: 1849 Points
+ 4 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
min: 1882     avg: 2487     median: 2563.5 (5%)     max: 2940 Points
+ 4 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
min: 823     avg: 933     median: 922 (2%)     max: 1065 Points
+ 4 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
min: 1281     avg: 1585     median: 1626.5 (4%)     max: 1806 Points
+ 4 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
242 MFLOPS (8%)
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Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
134.8 MFLOPS (13%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
45456 ms (53%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 891     avg: 1327     median: 1045.5 (11%)     max: 2038 ms
+ 6 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
min: 915     avg: 1502     median: 1737 (16%)     max: 2447 ms
+ 11 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
AnTuTu v3 - AnTuTu v3 CPU
3130 Points (20%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
AndEBench - AndEBench Java
261 Iter./s (8%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
AndEBench - AndEBench Native
5886 Iter./s (19%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
5589 Points (1%)
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Reviews for the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 processor

 

Review Nokia Lumia 1020 Smartphone

Camera or phone? With an almost absurd resolution of 41 megapixels, the Lumia 1020 ridicules the entire competition. The rest of the specs, however, have remained almost unchanged when compared to the Lumia 925. Whether its high amount of pixels remains the only advantage of the Finnish smartphone, our review will show.
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960, Adreno 225, 4.5", 158 g
 

Review BlackBerry Q5 Smartphone

Austerity measures? Following the exceptional BlackBerry Q10, the Canadian manufacturer releases an even less expensive version on the market dubbed BlackBerry Q5. For an RRP of 399 Euros (~$534), the smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard inherits a lot of traits from its Q10 sister model, such as a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus SoC with 1.2 GHz, 8 GB of flash memory and 2 GB of RAM.
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960, Adreno 225, 3.1", 120 g
 

Review Nokia Lumia 925 Smartphone

Night owl. Not even one year has passed between the release of Nokia's Lumia 920 and its successor, the Lumia 925. Supposedly, the already great camera has seen further improvements. In addition, Nokia's Windows Phone flagship has been slimmed down and equipped with an AMOLED screen. A simple facelift or an example of successful evolution?
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960, Adreno 225, 4.5", 139 g
 

Review LG P875 Optimus F5 Smartphone

Run-of-the-mill. Avid readers know it. You will usually find a concise word describing the reviewed device here. But, what shall we do if the smartphone does not stand out from the crowd and hardly offers any distinct feature? This is the case here.
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960, Adreno 305, 4.3", 131.1 g
 

Review BlackBerry Q10 Smartphone

Back to its roots. BlackBerry has successfully launched the vanguard of its new OS Blackberry 10 with the Z10 model. Now the Canadian manufacturer introduces the Q10 - a purebred business smartphone. The hardware is largely identical, but the Q10 wants to impress with a physical QWERTY keyboard and a 3.1-inch touchscreen. So, is this new blackberry mix tasty?
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960, Adreno 225, 3.1", 139 g

BlackBerry Z10: Qualcomm Adreno 225, 4.20", 0.1 kg
  Review » Review RIM BlackBerry Z10 Smartphone

Samsung ATIV S: Qualcomm Adreno 225, 4.80", 0.1 kg
  Review » Review Samsung ATIV S Smartphone

Nokia Lumia 820: Qualcomm Adreno 225, 4.30", 0.2 kg
  Review » Review Nokia Lumia 820 Smartphone

Nokia Lumia 920: Qualcomm Adreno 225, 4.50", 0.2 kg
  Review » Review Nokia Lumia 920 Smartphone

BlackBerry Leap: Qualcomm Adreno 225, 5.00", 0.2 kg
  External Review » BlackBerry Leap

BlackBerry Classic: Qualcomm Adreno 225, 3.50", 0.2 kg
  External Review » BlackBerry Blackberry Classic

Samsung ATIV S: Qualcomm Adreno 225, 4.80", 0.1 kg
  External Review » Samsung ATIV S

Nokia Lumia 820: Qualcomm Adreno 225, 4.30", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Nokia Lumia 820

Nokia Lumia 1020: Qualcomm Adreno 225, 4.50", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Nokia Lumia 1020

Nokia Lumia 920: Qualcomm Adreno 225, 4.50", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Nokia Lumia 920

Nokia Lumia 925: Qualcomm Adreno 225, 4.50", 0.1 kg
  External Review » Nokia Lumia 925

Nokia Lumia 928: Qualcomm Adreno 225, 4.50", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Nokia Lumia 928

BlackBerry Q5: Qualcomm Adreno 225, 3.10", 0.1 kg
  External Review » BlackBerry Q5

BlackBerry Z10: Qualcomm Adreno 225, 4.20", 0.1 kg
  External Review » BlackBerry Z10

BlackBerry Q10: Qualcomm Adreno 225, 3.10", 0.1 kg
  External Review » BlackBerry Q10

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   8x 2.3 GHz
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   8x 2.55 GHz
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   8x 2.2 GHz
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   8x 1.6 GHz - 2 GHz
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   8x 2 GHz
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   8x 2.2 GHz
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   8x 2.4 GHz
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   8x 2.2 GHz
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   8x 1.8 GHz
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   8x 1.4 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
   4x 2 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon W5+ Gen 2
   4x
» Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 2
   4x
» Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
   8x 2 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8930AB
   2x 1.7 GHz
» Qualcomm 205
   2x 1.1 GHz
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   2x 1.7 GHz
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   2x 1.5 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255
   1x 1.5 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227
   1x 0.6 GHz

Surrounding CPUs

+ Samsung Exynos 4412 Quad
   4x 1.4 GHz
+ AMD Z-01
   2x 1 GHz
- Qualcomm 205
   2x 1.1 GHz
- Intel Atom Z560
   1x 2.13 GHz
- Intel Atom Z2480
   1x 2 GHz
- Intel Atom Z2460
   1x 1.3 GHz - 1.6 GHz
- Samsung Exynos W920
   2x 1.18 GHz
Klaus Hinum (Update: 2026-01- 8)