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Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064A vs Apple A6x vs Rockchip RK3066 1.5 GHz

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064A

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064A is a high-end SoC for Android smartphones and tablets, which was introduced in 2012. The chip integrates 4 CPU cores, which are based on the ARMv7-compatible, but by Qualcomm designed Krait architecture. This provides a much higher per-MHz performance than Cortex-A9 chips such as Nvidia's Tegra 3 or the Exynos 4412 from Samsung, but does not quite reach the performance of the Cortex-A15 (for example in the Tegra 4). The memory is accessed via 2 x 32 bit LPDDR2 at up to 533 MHz, which offers a bandwidth of 8.5 GB/s.

The APQ8064A integrates an Adreno 320 GPU by IMG, which clocks at 400 MHz and offers a performance of over 50 GFLOPS. Thus, the graphics unit is one of the fastest in the SoC market (early 2013) and is only surpassed by a few models such as the PowerVR SGX554MP4 in the iPad 4. Therefore, even the most demanding 3D games in high resolutions will run fluently (Sony Xperia Z with 1080p display).

Thanks to a dedicated decoder, the SoC can accelerate 1080p video playback up to a frame rate of 30 fps. 3D photos are possible up to a resolution of 20 megapixels. In addition, the chip also integrates a wireless module with Bluetooth 4.0 and WLAN 802.11ac/a/b/g/n. Produced by TSMC in 28 nm (LP), the power consumption should be around 4 watts (estimated, depending on the clock speed).

Apple A6x

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The Apple A6x is a dual-core-SoC (System on a Chip) with ARM compatible CPU cores (ARMv7s instruction set). Both can be clocked at up to 1400 MHz depending on the load. It is used in the iPad 4 and compared to the A6 in the iPhone 5, the A6x offers a faster GPU (PowerVR SGX544MP4).

The CPU-Performance of the A6x is similar to the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T, while the GPU is about as fast as the Adreno 320.

Rockchip RK3066 1.5 GHz

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The Rockchip RK3066 is a cheap ARM based SoC for Tablets and Smartphones. It integrates two ARM Cortex-A9 (ARMv7) CPU cores with NEON extensions, a ARM Mali-400MP4 (quad-core clocked at 250 MHz) graphics card and a video de- and encoder as main components. The integrated memory controller supports a maximum of 2 GB DDR1, DDR2 or DDR3 memory.

The CPU cores can be clocked up to 1.6 GHz depending on the cooling solution of the tablet / smartphone.

Additional Features according to Wikipedia

  • VPU (Video Processing Unit) Multi-Media Processor supporting 1080p image and video decoding
  • HDMI 1.4 Interface
  • 2-channels TFT LCD Interface with 5 layers and 3D Display (1920×1080 Maximum Display Size)
  • USB 2.0 Interface
  • SD/MMC Interface

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064AApple A6xRockchip RK3066 1.5 GHz
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonApple
CodenameARMv7
Series:
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064A « 1.5 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 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 A6x « 1.4 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 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 GHz « 1.5 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
Clock1500 - 1700 MHz1400 MHz1500 MHz
L1 Cache32 KB
L2 Cache2 MB512 KB
Cores / Threads4 / 422 / 2
Technology28 nm32 nm40 nm
FeaturesLTE, HSPA+, EDGE, GSM, GPRS, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, FMMali-400 MP4, Single Channel DDR3 Memory Controller
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 320 (400 MHz)ARM Mali-400 MP4 (250 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.rock-chips.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 4672     avg: 8626     median: 9782.5 (8%)     max: 10777 Points
88%
A6x +
8647 Points (7%)
min: 4687     avg: 4990     median: 5059 (4%)     max: 5161 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 5909     avg: 8379     median: 8764.5 (7%)     max: 10508 Points
98%
A6x +
8627 Points (7%)
4890 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
11099 Points (9%)
80%
1 A6x +
8850 Points (7%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 1304     avg: 1473     median: 1473 (3%)     max: 1642 Points
97%
1 A6x +
1424 Points (3%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 485     avg: 498     median: 498 (10%)     max: 511 Points
157%
1 A6x +
781 Points (15%)
180%
A6x +
1012 Points (8%)
min: 206     avg: 398.6     median: 390 (3%)     max: 621 Points
119%
A6x +
2053 Points (19%)
min: 389     avg: 1072     median: 1071 (10%)     max: 1439 Points
70%
A6x +
2262 Points (4%)
min: 843     avg: 1408     median: 1342 (3%)     max: 2107 Points
91%
A6x +
1330 Points (3%)
min: 490     avg: 798     median: 788.5 (2%)     max: 1201 Points
87%
A6x +
1768 Points (5%)
min: 694     avg: 1026     median: 1007.5 (3%)     max: 1518 Points
123%
A6x +
654 MFLOPS (22%)
min: 50.7     avg: 80     median: 82.5 (3%)     max: 104.6 MFLOPS
176%
A6x +
382.4 MFLOPS (37%)
min: 24.87     avg: 52.1     median: 54.8 (5%)     max: 62.1 MFLOPS
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 14529     avg: 14855     median: 14854.5 (17%)     max: 15180 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 854     avg: 1378     median: 1337 (15%)     max: 2012 ms
92%
1 RK3066 +
1959 ms (21%)
106%
A6x +
895 ms (8%)
min: 1150     avg: 1418     median: 1355.5 (13%)     max: 1884 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
2223 Points (2%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Metal
723 Points (19%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Multicore Beta
1230 Points (27%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Browser
1580 Points (21%)
Quadrant Standard Edition 2.0 - Quadrant Standard 2.0 Total Score
min: 4552     avg: 7055     median: 7541 (17%)     max: 8142 points
53%
1 RK3066 +
min: 3105     avg: 3862     median: 3974 (9%)     max: 4257 points
AnTuTu v3 - AnTuTu v3 CPU
min: 6086     avg: 7440     median: 7290 (47%)     max: 8596 Points
51%
1 RK3066 +
min: 2135     avg: 3577     median: 3734 (24%)     max: 4267 Points
AnTuTu v4 - AnTuTu v4 Total Score
20270 Points (47%)
AnTuTu v5 - AnTuTu v5 Total Score
25095 Points (25%)
AndEBench - AndEBench Java
min: 144     avg: 321.5     median: 345 (11%)     max: 452 Iter./s
AndEBench - AndEBench Native
min: 8393     avg: 9636     median: 9432.5 (31%)     max: 11286 Iter./s
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
min: 8536     avg: 10282     median: 10517.5 (1%)     max: 11558 Points
56%
1 RK3066 +
5852 Points (1%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
2735 Points (14%)

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064A → 100% n=10

Average Benchmarks Apple A6x → 114% n=10

Average Benchmarks Rockchip RK3066 1.5 GHz → 53% n=10

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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