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Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 vs ARM Cortex A8 1.2 GHz vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 is an entry level SoC for smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It contains two Scorpion cores (enhanced ARM Cortex-A8) clocked at up to 1.5 GHz, a Adreno 220 graphics card and radio elements. Compared to the similar MSM8660, the 8260 does not include support for CDMA2000.

The similar named MSM8260A already contains the faster Krait cores and the slightly faster Adreno 225 graphics card.

ARM Cortex A8 1.2 GHz

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 is an entry-level ARM-SoC for Android smartphones and tablets. It offers four Cortex-A7 cores clocked at up to 1.6 GHz (Quad-Core) as well as an Adreno 305 graphics card. Furthermore, a HSPA+/LTE radio is integrated in the SoC, which is manufactured in a 28-nanometer LP process.

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ModelQualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260ARM Cortex A8 1.2 GHzQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928
SeriesQualcomm Snapdragon Qualcomm Snapdragon
CodenameARMv7ARMv7
Series: Snapdragon ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064A1.5 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM89281.6 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ80281.6 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8930AB1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus APQ8060A1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM89601.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM89261.2 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM82261.2 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ80261.2 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM89301.2 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM82301.2 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM82271 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM86601.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 « 1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD82501 GHz1 / 1 cores ARMv7
HiSilicon Kirin 9000W1.53 - 2.49 GHz12 / 12 cores
UNISOC Tiger T3101.8 - 2 GHz4 / 4 cores
Rockchip RK32881.8 GHz4 / 4 cores
Apple A6x1.4 GHz2 cores
Apple A61 GHz2 cores
Apple S52 / 2 cores
HiSilicon k3v2 Hi36201.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
Rockchip RK3066 1.5 GHz1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
Amlogic AML8726-MX1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
Rockchip RK31681.2 GHz2 / 2 cores
Rockchip RK2918 1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1 / 1 cores
ARM Cortex A8 1.2 GHz « 1.2 GHz1 / 1 cores
Telechips TCC8803 1GHz1 GHz1 / 1 cores
Loongson 2F 900MHz0.9 GHz1 / 1 cores
CSR86700.08 GHz2 cores
ARM Cortex-M4 cores
HiSilicon Hi6262 cores
DK3.5+ST2 cores
unknown cores
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064A1.5 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 « 1.6 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ80281.6 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8930AB1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus APQ8060A1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM89601.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM89261.2 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM82261.2 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ80261.2 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM89301.2 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM82301.2 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM82271 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM86601.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM82601.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD82501 GHz1 / 1 cores ARMv7
Clock1500 MHz1200 MHz1600 MHz
L1 Cache64 KB
L2 Cache1 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 21 / 14 / 4
Technology45 nm28 nm
FeaturesHSPA+, EDGE, GSM, GPRS, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, FMAdreno 305 GPU, LPDDR2/3 Memory Controller, GSM/UMTS/WCDMA/LTE
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 220Qualcomm Adreno 305
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 7756     avg: 8177     median: 8177 (7%)     max: 8598 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 7704     avg: 8386     median: 8696 (7%)     max: 8759 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 7913     avg: 8927     median: 9016 (8%)     max: 9761 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
785 Points (9%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
441 Points (6%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
1100 Points (3%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 1109     avg: 1309     median: 1338 (2%)     max: 1451 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 338     avg: 393.3     median: 398.5 (8%)     max: 438 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
385 Points (3%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
1034 Points (9%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
1230 Points (2%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
912 Points (2%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
994 Points (3%)
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
76.5 MFLOPS (3%)
12 MFLOPS (0%)
min: 150.1     avg: 221.7     median: 249.9 (8%)     max: 265 MFLOPS
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
43.2 MFLOPS (4%)
12.5 MFLOPS (1%)
min: 67.9     avg: 87.9     median: 97.7 (10%)     max: 98 MFLOPS
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 12714     avg: 14100     median: 13858 (16%)     max: 15968 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
1888 ms (18%)
1529 ms (14%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 1207     avg: 1429     median: 1404.5 (15%)     max: 1701 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 1894     avg: 2330     median: 2335 (2%)     max: 2755 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Metal
771 Points (21%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Multicore Beta
1248 Points (28%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Browser
1881 Points (25%)
Quadrant Standard Edition 2.0 - Quadrant Standard 2.0 Total Score
1686 points (4%)
min: 9699     avg: 9949     median: 9948.5 (23%)     max: 10198 points
AnTuTu v3 - AnTuTu v3 CPU
3197 Points (21%)
AnTuTu v4 - AnTuTu v4 Total Score
17354 Points (40%)
AnTuTu v5 - AnTuTu v5 Total Score
19444 Points (20%)
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
24799 Points (8%)
AndEBench - AndEBench Java
min: 290     avg: 341     median: 341 (10%)     max: 392 Iter./s
AndEBench - AndEBench Native
min: 5540     avg: 6590     median: 6590 (22%)     max: 7640 Iter./s
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
min: 7044     avg: 7929     median: 7929 (1%)     max: 8814 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
2383 Points (12%)

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 → 100% n=2

Average Benchmarks ARM Cortex A8 1.2 GHz → 22% n=2

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 → 276% n=2

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)