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Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8660 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8660

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8660 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 1.7 GHz, a Adreno 220 graphics card and radio elements (including CDMA2000, which is the difference to the MSM8260).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226 is an entry-level ARM-SoC for Android smartphones. It integrates four Cortex-A7 cores at up to 1.2 GHz (Quad-Core) and a Adreno 305 graphics card at 450 MHz. Furthermore, a HSPA+ radio, WLAN (b,g,n) and Bluetooth 4.0 are integrated in the SoC.

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A

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The Qualcomm MSM8260A (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.  The chip is produced in 28nm LP (low power process) at TSMC. Compared to the MSM8960, the 8260A does not support LTE.

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

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8660Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonQualcomm SnapdragonQualcomm Snapdragon
CodenameARMv7ARMv7ARMv7
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 MSM8660 « 1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM82601.5 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 MSM8226 « 1.2 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
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 MSM8260A « 1.7 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
Clock1700 MHz1200 MHz1700 MHz
L1 Cache64 KB64 KB
L2 Cache1 MB1 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 24 / 42 / 2
Technology45 nm28 nm28 nm
FeaturesHSPA+, EDGE, GSM, GPRS, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, FMHSPA+, EDGE, GSM, GPRS, WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0HSPA+, EDGE, GSM, GPRS, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, FM
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 220Qualcomm Adreno 305 (450 MHz)Qualcomm Adreno 225 (400 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 6279     avg: 7206     median: 7273 (6%)     max: 7619 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 6229     avg: 7302     median: 7454.5 (6%)     max: 7768 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 6150     avg: 7381     median: 7724 (7%)     max: 7983 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
435 Points (6%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
1109 Points (3%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 1027     avg: 1123     median: 1147 (2%)     max: 1169 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 326     avg: 338.3     median: 341 (7%)     max: 347 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
min: 268     avg: 283.8     median: 286 (2%)     max: 295 Points
min: 323     avg: 514     median: 598 (5%)     max: 622 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
min: 1078     avg: 1205     median: 1225 (11%)     max: 1290 Points
min: 1655     avg: 1670     median: 1673 (15%)     max: 1681 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
min: 1782     avg: 1807     median: 1788 (4%)     max: 1870 Points
min: 259     avg: 1604     median: 2254 (4%)     max: 2298 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
min: 1019     avg: 1057     median: 1065.5 (2%)     max: 1077 Points
min: 685     avg: 891     median: 970 (2%)     max: 1017 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
min: 1244     avg: 1271     median: 1279 (3%)     max: 1282 Points
min: 693     avg: 1258     median: 1525 (4%)     max: 1556 Points
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
min: 190     avg: 223.4     median: 225.4 (8%)     max: 248.8 MFLOPS
min: 167.2     avg: 175.4     median: 172.5 (6%)     max: 186.4 MFLOPS
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
min: 52.7     avg: 76.1     median: 81.5 (8%)     max: 89.7 MFLOPS
min: 91     avg: 96.2     median: 95 (9%)     max: 102.5 MFLOPS
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 14907     avg: 19470     median: 17405 (20%)     max: 26891 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 983     avg: 1374     median: 1243 (14%)     max: 2244 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
min: 1067     avg: 1204     median: 1133 (11%)     max: 1413 ms
min: 896     avg: 1487     median: 1624 (15%)     max: 1804 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 1085     avg: 1594     median: 1449 (1%)     max: 2217 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Metal
min: 623     avg: 760     median: 800 (21%)     max: 858 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Multicore Beta
min: 1222     avg: 1331     median: 1376 (31%)     max: 1394 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Browser
min: 1644     avg: 1670     median: 1672 (22%)     max: 1693 Points
Quadrant Standard Edition 2.0 - Quadrant Standard 2.0 Total Score
min: 8832     avg: 9189     median: 9018 (21%)     max: 9886 points
4527 points (10%)
AnTuTu v4 - AnTuTu v4 Total Score
min: 15351     avg: 16709     median: 16962.5 (39%)     max: 17360 Points
AnTuTu v5 - AnTuTu v5 Total Score
min: 17280     avg: 17980     median: 17949 (18%)     max: 18711 Points
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
23500 Points (8%)
AndEBench - AndEBench Java
min: 291     avg: 330.6     median: 337 (10%)     max: 343 Iter./s
AndEBench - AndEBench Native
min: 6050     avg: 6377     median: 6412 (21%)     max: 6487 Iter./s
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
min: 6912     avg: 7247     median: 7300.5 (1%)     max: 7468 Points

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