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Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8230 vs MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz

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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8230

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The Qualcomm MSM8230 (Snapdragon S4 Plus series) is a ARM based high-end smartphone SoC in 2012. It contains two Krait (ARMv7) CPU cores at up to 1.2 GHz, a Adreno 305 GPU, a single channel LPDDR2 memory controller and radio elements.  The chip is produced in 28nm LP (low power process) at TSMC. Compared to the MSM8930, the 8230 lacks LTE.

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

MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz

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The MediaTek MT8163 V/A is an ARM based entry-level to mid-range SoC for (Android based) tablets. It offers four ARM Cortex-A53 processor cores (quad-core) that are clocked with up to 1.5 GHz. Furthermore, an ARM Mali-T720 MP2 graphics card clocked at 600 MHz, a DDR3x32 1600Mbps memory controller, Bluetooth 4.0, 802.11 b/g/n, GPS and FM are integrated in the SoC.

The similar named MediaTek MT8163 V/B is the slower clocked version, with a CPU clock o up to 1.3 GHz (-6%) and GPU of up to 520 MHz (-13%).

The performance is situated in the entry level of 2015 and often similar to the Kirin 910T (see benchmark below).

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8230MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonQualcomm SnapdragonMediatek
CodenameARMv7ARMv7Cortex-A53
Series: Cortex-A53
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
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 MSM8230 « 1.2 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
JLQ JR5101.5 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 9352.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 6592.36 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 6582.35 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 6552.1 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 6502 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 9302 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 6201.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz « 1.5 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz1.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT81611.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Marvell Armada PXA19081.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Clock1500 MHz1200 MHz1500 MHz
L1 Cache64 KB64 KB
L2 Cache1 MB1 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 22 / 24 / 4
Technology45 nm28 nm28 nm
FeaturesHSPA+, EDGE, GSM, GPRS, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, FMHSPA+, EDGE, GSM, GPRS, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, FMDDR3x32 memory controller 1600Mbps, T720 MP2@520MHz, internal Display up to 1366x768, HMID up to 1080p, H.265 1080p video decode, 13MP image signal processor, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, embedded GPS module, Bluetooth 4.0, FM radio support, ARM TrustZone
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 220Qualcomm Adreno 305ARM Mali-T720 MP2 (600 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 4020     avg: 4586     median: 4586 (4%)     max: 5152 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
4038 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 8790     avg: 10063     median: 9926 (8%)     max: 11472 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
776 Points (9%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
min: 768     avg: 831     median: 781 (9%)     max: 945 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
134 Points (1%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
375 Points (1%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 549     avg: 636     median: 636 (6%)     max: 723 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 1553     avg: 1781     median: 1781 (2%)     max: 2009 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
457 Points (1%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
454 Points (9%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
385 Points (3%)
536 Points (4%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
1034 Points (9%)
1320 Points (12%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
1230 Points (2%)
1515 Points (3%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
912 Points (2%)
670 Points (1%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
994 Points (3%)
1082 Points (3%)
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
76.5 MFLOPS (3%)
min: 183.5     avg: 194.6     median: 194.6 (7%)     max: 205.7 MFLOPS
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
43.2 MFLOPS (4%)
min: 37.71     avg: 85.8     median: 85.8 (8%)     max: 133.9 MFLOPS
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
16231 ms (19%)
min: 12550     avg: 14061     median: 14060.5 (16%)     max: 15571 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
1888 ms (18%)
min: 1055     avg: 1261     median: 1125 (11%)     max: 1604 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 1154     avg: 1812     median: 1811.5 (20%)     max: 2469 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 2972     avg: 3261     median: 3261 (3%)     max: 3550 Points
Quadrant Standard Edition 2.0 - Quadrant Standard 2.0 Total Score
min: 4202     avg: 4658     median: 4658 (11%)     max: 5114 points
AnTuTu v3 - AnTuTu v3 CPU
3197 Points (21%)
2394 Points (16%)
AnTuTu v4 - AnTuTu v4 Total Score
14895 Points (35%)
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
min: 33452     avg: 37816     median: 37815.5 (13%)     max: 42179 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
min: 4042     avg: 4277     median: 4276.5 (13%)     max: 4511 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
min: 13724     avg: 15979     median: 15979 (20%)     max: 18234 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
min: 2431     avg: 2672     median: 2671.5 (1%)     max: 2912 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
min: 19354     avg: 21013     median: 21013 (13%)     max: 22672 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
min: 39551     avg: 43893     median: 43892.5 (8%)     max: 48234 Points
AndEBench - AndEBench Java
236 Iter./s (7%)
AndEBench - AndEBench Native
5123 Iter./s (17%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
min: 3723     avg: 4294     median: 4294 (1%)     max: 4865 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
2133 Points (11%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
1923 Points (4%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
min: 3071     avg: 3328     median: 3424 (22%)     max: 3489 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
4576 Points (23%)

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