Notebookcheck Logo

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8230 vs Apple S5 vs ARM Cortex A8 1.2 GHz

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8230

► remove from comparison Qualcomm S4 Plus MSM8230

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.

Apple S5

► remove from comparison Apple S5

The Apple S5 is a 64-Bit dual core processor for the Apple Watch Series 5 (40 and 44mm). It integrates a GPU, 32 GB flash memory, Bluetooth 5.0, 1 GB RAM, 802.11 b/g/n 2.4 GHz WiFi and satellite positioning (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS).

ARM Cortex A8 1.2 GHz

► remove from comparison

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8230Apple S5ARM Cortex A8 1.2 GHz
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonApple
CodenameARMv7
Series:
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
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 GHzcores
Apple A61 GHzcores
Apple S5 « 2 / 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 GHz1.2 GHz1 / 1 cores
Telechips TCC8803 1GHz1 GHz1 / 1 cores
Loongson 2F 900MHz0.9 GHz1 / 1 cores
CSR86700.08 GHzcores
ARM Cortex-M4 cores
HiSilicon Hi6262 cores
DK3.5+STcores
unknown cores
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 GHzcores
Apple A61 GHzcores
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 GHzcores
ARM Cortex-M4 cores
HiSilicon Hi6262 cores
DK3.5+STcores
unknown cores
Clock1200 MHz1200 MHz
L1 Cache64 KB
L2 Cache1 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 22 / 21 / 1
Technology28 nm
FeaturesHSPA+, EDGE, GSM, GPRS, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, FM
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 305
ArchitectureARMARM
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%)
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
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
12 MFLOPS (0%)
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
min: 37.71     avg: 85.8     median: 85.8 (8%)     max: 133.9 MFLOPS
12.5 MFLOPS (1%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
16231 ms (19%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 1154     avg: 1812     median: 1811.5 (20%)     max: 2469 ms
97%
1 S5 +
min: 2014     avg: 2022     median: 2022 (22%)     max: 2030 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
min: 1055     avg: 1261     median: 1125 (11%)     max: 1604 ms
Quadrant Standard Edition 2.0 - Quadrant Standard 2.0 Total Score
min: 4202     avg: 4658     median: 4658 (11%)     max: 5114 points
1686 points (4%)
AnTuTu v3 - AnTuTu v3 CPU
2394 Points (16%)
AnTuTu v4 - AnTuTu v4 Total Score
14895 Points (35%)
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

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8230 → 0% n=

Average Benchmarks Apple S5 → 0% n=

Average Benchmarks ARM Cortex A8 1.2 GHz → 0% n=

- 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

v1.26
log 28. 20:09:09

#0 checking url part for id 4062 +0s ... 0s

#1 checking url part for id 11530 +0s ... 0s

#2 checking url part for id 3316 +0s ... 0s

#3 not redirecting to Ajax server +0s ... 0s

#4 did not recreate cache, as it is less than 5 days old! Created at Thu, 28 Mar 2024 05:35:32 +0100 +0.001s ... 0.001s

#5 composed specs +0.076s ... 0.077s

#6 did output specs +0s ... 0.077s

#7 getting avg benchmarks for device 4062 +0.002s ... 0.08s

#8 got single benchmarks 4062 +0.009s ... 0.088s

#9 getting avg benchmarks for device 11530 +0.002s ... 0.091s

#10 got single benchmarks 11530 +0.006s ... 0.096s

#11 getting avg benchmarks for device 3316 +0.002s ... 0.098s

#12 got single benchmarks 3316 +0.005s ... 0.104s

#13 got avg benchmarks for devices +0s ... 0.104s

#14 min, max, avg, median took s +0.045s ... 0.149s

#15 return log +0s ... 0.149s

Please share our article, every link counts!
> Expert Reviews and News on Laptops, Smartphones and Tech Innovations > Benchmarks / Tech > Processor Comparison - Head 2 Head
Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)