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Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8230 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928

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.

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 S4 Plus MSM8230Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonQualcomm Snapdragon
CodenameARMv7ARMv7
Series: Snapdragon ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064A compare1.5 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM89281.6 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8028 compare1.6 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T 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 compare1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A compare1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926 compare1.2 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226 compare1.2 GHz4 / 4 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 MSM8230 « 1.2 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 compare1 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8660 compare1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 compare1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 compare1 GHz1 / 1 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064A compare1.5 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 « 1.6 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8028 compare1.6 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T 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 compare1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A compare1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926 compare1.2 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226 compare1.2 GHz4 / 4 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 MSM82301.2 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 compare1 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8660 compare1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 compare1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 compare1 GHz1 / 1 cores ARMv7
Clock1200 MHz1600 MHz
L1 Cache64 KB
L2 Cache1 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 24 / 4
Technology28 nm28 nm
FeaturesHSPA+, EDGE, GSM, GPRS, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, FMAdreno 305 GPU, LPDDR2/3 Memory Controller, GSM/UMTS/WCDMA/LTE
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 305
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 4020     avg: 4586     median: 4586 (4%)     max: 5152 Points
min: 7756     avg: 8177     median: 8177 (7%)     max: 8598 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
4038 Points (3%)
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
457 Points (1%)
min: 1109     avg: 1309     median: 1338 (2%)     max: 1451 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
454 Points (9%)
min: 338     avg: 393.3     median: 398.5 (8%)     max: 438 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
536 Points (4%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
1320 Points (12%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
1515 Points (3%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
670 Points (1%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
1082 Points (3%)
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
min: 183.5     avg: 194.6     median: 194.6 (7%)     max: 205.7 MFLOPS
min: 150.1     avg: 221.7     median: 249.9 (8%)     max: 265 MFLOPS
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
min: 37.71     avg: 85.8     median: 85.8 (8%)     max: 133.9 MFLOPS
min: 67.9     avg: 87.9     median: 97.7 (10%)     max: 98 MFLOPS
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
16231 ms (19%)
min: 12714     avg: 14100     median: 13858 (16%)     max: 15968 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 1154     avg: 1812     median: 1811.5 (20%)     max: 2469 ms
min: 1207     avg: 1429     median: 1404.5 (15%)     max: 1701 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
min: 1055     avg: 1261     median: 1125 (11%)     max: 1604 ms
1529 ms (14%)
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
min: 4202     avg: 4658     median: 4658 (11%)     max: 5114 points
min: 9699     avg: 9949     median: 9948.5 (23%)     max: 10198 points
AnTuTu v3 - AnTuTu v3 CPU
2394 Points (16%)
AnTuTu v4 - AnTuTu v4 Total Score
14895 Points (35%)
17354 Points (40%)
AnTuTu v5 - AnTuTu v5 Total Score
19444 Points (20%)
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
24799 Points (8%)
AndEBench - AndEBench Java
236 Iter./s (7%)
min: 290     avg: 341     median: 341 (10%)     max: 392 Iter./s
AndEBench - AndEBench Native
5123 Iter./s (17%)
min: 5540     avg: 6590     median: 6590 (22%)     max: 7640 Iter./s
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
min: 3723     avg: 4294     median: 4294 (1%)     max: 4865 Points
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 S4 Plus MSM8230 → 100% n=14

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 → 151% n=14

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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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