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Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2

Qualcomm Snapdragon 439

► remove from comparison Qualcomm SD 439

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 (SD439) is a lower mainstream SoC for (Android based) smartphones and tablets. Compared to the older Snapdragon 435, the 439 is now manufactured in the current 12nm FinFET process and offers higher clock speeds of 2 GHz of the eight ARM Cortex-A53 cores (compared to 1.4 GHz). Wifi (now ac Wave 2 / Wifi 5) and Bluetooth (v5) were also updated, however the GPU still is the rather slow Adreno 505 and the LTE modem was even downgraded to a X6 with only Cat. 4/5 (max. 150 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload).

Thanks to the higher maximum clock speed, the performance of the Snapdragon 439 mobile platform can reach the old Snapdragon 625 (also 2 GHz with 8x Cortex-A53). However, there is still a big gap to the SoCs with bigger performance cores.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 429

► remove from comparison Qualcomm SD 429

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 is an ARM-based entry level SoC for tablets and smartphones (mostly Android based). It was announced in mid 2018 and integrates four 64-Bit Cortex-A53 CPU cores (quad-core) that clock with up to 2 GHz. Furthermore, there is a Adreno 504 graphics card, a LPDDR3 memory controller (max. 933 MHz) and wireless radios for WiFi and 4G/LTE included in the chip.

The Cortex-A53 is the successor of the entry level Cortex-A7 CPU cores. The A53 is now capable of 64 Bit (ARMv8-ISA) and addressing more than 4 GB RAM. According to ARM the performance per MHz is a lot better and even surpasses a Cortex-A9 core.

The integrated Adreno 504 ist the integrated graphics card that supports OpenGL ES 3.1 / 3.2 and Vulkan 1.0. According to Qualcomm, the GPU is 50% faster than the previous Adreno 308 in the Snapdragon 425.

The integrated wireless radios support WiFi 802.11ac Wave 2, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS/GLONASS/Baidou, 2G, 3G and 4G (LTE Cat.4 / Cat.5 - 150 Mbits download, 75 Mbits upload) standards. Futhermore, the SoC is able to decode 1080p videos in H.265 (encode only in H.264) and cameras with up to 13 MP.

The power consumption of the chip is ranging in the lower range, and therefore it is also suited for smaller smartphones. It is manufactured in the modern 12nm process.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2

► remove from comparison Qualcomm 616 MSM8939v2

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 is a mid-range ARMv8-based SoC largely for Android tablets and smartphones. Announced in February 2014, the S616 is one of the first 64-bit capable SoCs from Qualcomm. In addition to 8 Cortex-A53 CPU cores at up to 1.7 GHz (power saving cluster max. 1.2 GHz), the SoC integrates an Adreno 405 GPU with a 2x 32-bit memory controller (LPDDR3-1600, 12.8 GB/s) and supports Wi-Fi (802.11ac), Bluetooth 4.0, UMTS, and LTE.

CPU

The Cortex-A53 is the successor to the very popular Cortex-A7 design. In addition to the new 64-bit capable ARMv8 ISA, the cores offer a variety of other improvements such as better branch prediction. This leads to a significantly higher performance per clock, which is even above the older Cortex-A9.

The eight cores of the Snapdragon 616 are divided into two quad-core clusters, each optimized for a different operating point. While one cluster can clock up to 1.7 GHz to handle more demanding applications, the other cluster is limited to a maximum of 1.2 GHz for energy-saving purposes. All eight cores can be active at the same time, although most applications aren't parallelized to support 8 cores efficiently.

Overall, the Snapdragon 615 offers a performance similar to that of the older Snapdragon 600 (Krait architecture).

GPU

Another new feature is the integrated graphics unit named Adreno 405 (550 MHz most likely). The Adreno 400 series has been substantially redesigned and supports DirectX 11.2 (FL 11_1) including hardware tessellation, OpenGL ES 3.1, and OpenCL 1.2. Furthermore, the performance has been significantly improved, which is now similar to the Adreno 320 and PowerVR G6200.

Features

The Snapdragon 616 offers numerous wireless technologies such as Bluetooth 4.0 and WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac as well as a Multi-SIM cellular modem supporting LTE cat. 4 (up to 150 Mbps), WCDMA, CDMA, EV-DO, TD-SCDMA and GSM/EDGE.

The SoC can encode and decode 1080p videos using dedicated hardware and stream content to displays with up to 2560 x 2048 pixels. A large number of video codecs including H.265 (playback only) will be supported. The camera ISP can handle sensors with up to 21 MP.

Power Consumption

The Snapdragon 616 is manufactured by TSMC in a 28 nm LP process. According to the specifications, we expect a medium or medium-high power consumption for use in medium-sized or larger smartphones and tablets.

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 439Qualcomm Snapdragon 429Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonQualcomm SnapdragonQualcomm Snapdragon
CodenameCortex-A53Cortex-A53Cortex-A53
Series: Snapdragon Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6302.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6262.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6252 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 « 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4501.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4292 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM89521.5 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v21.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM89391.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 MSM89361.7 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4351.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937)1.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM89291.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 (MSM8917)1.4 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM89161.4 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 APQ80161.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6302.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6262.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6252 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4392 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4501.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 « 2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM89521.5 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v21.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM89391.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 MSM89361.7 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4351.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937)1.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM89291.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 (MSM8917)1.4 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM89161.4 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 APQ80161.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6302.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6262.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6252 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4392 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4501.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4292 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM89521.5 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 « 1.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM89391.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 MSM89361.7 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4351.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937)1.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM89291.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 (MSM8917)1.4 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM89161.4 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 APQ80161.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Clock2000 MHz2000 MHz1700 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 84 / 48 / 8
Technology12 nm12 nm28 nm
FeaturesAdreno 505 GPU, 802.11ac Wave 2WLAN, Bluetooth 5.0, X6 LTE Cat 4/5 (150 / 75 Mbps),WLAN 802.11ac Wave 2 (WiFi 5), Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, X6 LTE (Cat 4 150 MBps Down, Cat 5 75 MBps Up), Hexagon 536 DSP, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, USB 2.0, H.265 (HEVC), H.264 (AVC), VP8, LPDDR3 933 MHz Memory Controller, eMMC 5.1 Quick Charge 3.0Adreno 405 GPU, WLAN 802.11ac (1x1), Bluetooth 4.0, LTE Cat. 4, FM, GNSS, 1x 32 Bit LPDDR3-1600 Memory Controller
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 505Qualcomm Adreno 504Qualcomm Adreno 405 ( - 550 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.comwww.qualcomm.comwww.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - SD 439
0.3 pt (23%)
Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - SD 429
0.2 pt (16%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 7582     avg: 8157     median: 8343 (7%)     max: 8520 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 7654     avg: 8193     median: 8445 (7%)     max: 8548 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 12096     avg: 12492     median: 12492.5 (11%)     max: 12809 Points
min: 15709     avg: 16114     median: 16113.5 (14%)     max: 16518 Points
min: 7550     avg: 8116     median: 8174 (7%)     max: 8764 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 1500     avg: 1597     median: 1608 (19%)     max: 1657 Points
74%
1 SD 429 +
min: 1155     avg: 1194     median: 1194 (14%)     max: 1233 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 1516     avg: 1588     median: 1598 (18%)     max: 1618 Points
73%
1 SD 429 +
min: 1145     avg: 1170     median: 1170 (13%)     max: 1195 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 439 +
176 Points (7%)
95%
1 SD 429 +
168 Points (7%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 439 +
823 Points (1%)
69%
1 SD 429 +
566 Points (1%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 176     avg: 176.7     median: 177 (1%)     max: 177 Points
95%
1 SD 429 +
168 Points (1%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 809     avg: 819     median: 812 (3%)     max: 836 Points
68%
1 SD 429 +
552 Points (2%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 863     avg: 880     median: 877.5 (9%)     max: 903 Points
98%
1 SD 429 +
860 Points (9%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 2987     avg: 3141     median: 3154 (4%)     max: 3267 Points
79%
1 SD 429 +
2485 Points (3%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 439 +
863 Points (12%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 439 +
3218 Points (8%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 439 +
3636 Points (6%)
min: 2792     avg: 2934     median: 2938 (5%)     max: 3047 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 439 +
792 Points (12%)
min: 613     avg: 672     median: 688 (10%)     max: 698 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 SD 439 +
712 Points (6%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 SD 439 +
1563 Points (14%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 SD 439 +
5986 Points (12%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 SD 439 +
3444 Points (7%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 SD 439 +
3684 Points (10%)
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
min: 289.8     avg: 305.8     median: 313.5 (11%)     max: 314.1 MFLOPS
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
min: 185.9     avg: 214.6     median: 221.2 (22%)     max: 236.8 MFLOPS
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 9768     avg: 9963     median: 9952.5 (12%)     max: 10143 ms
min: 10433     avg: 10544     median: 10544 (12%)     max: 10655 ms
min: 12077     avg: 13354     median: 12510 (15%)     max: 15263 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 1258     avg: 1579     median: 1299 (14%)     max: 2180 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
1218 ms (12%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 4512     avg: 4731     median: 4755.5 (4%)     max: 4958 Points
min: 4297     avg: 4345     median: 4344.5 (4%)     max: 4392 Points
min: 2950     avg: 3283     median: 3155 (3%)     max: 3647 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 32     avg: 35.2     median: 35.5 (7%)     max: 38 Points
96%
1 SD 429 +
min: 32     avg: 34     median: 34 (7%)     max: 36 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Metal
1130 Points (30%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Multicore Beta
1816 Points (40%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Browser
2620 Points (35%)
Quadrant Standard Edition 2.0 - Quadrant Standard 2.0 Total Score
22393 points (52%)
AnTuTu v5 - AnTuTu v5 Total Score
36520 Points (37%)
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
min: 59539     avg: 60585     median: 60585 (21%)     max: 61631 Points
51274 Points (17%)
min: 33335     avg: 35036     median: 35102 (12%)     max: 37152 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 4849     avg: 5390     median: 5051 (16%)     max: 6271 Points
108%
1 SD 429 +
5470 Points (17%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 19841     avg: 21900     median: 22846 (28%)     max: 23014 Points
91%
1 SD 429 +
20878 Points (26%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 12224     avg: 12439     median: 12514 (4%)     max: 12579 Points
50%
1 SD 429 +
6252 Points (2%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 37733     avg: 37810     median: 37769 (23%)     max: 37928 Points
82%
1 SD 429 +
30859 Points (19%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 75175     avg: 77540     median: 77652 (14%)     max: 79792 Points
82%
1 SD 429 +
63459 Points (11%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 6969     avg: 12860     median: 13894 (12%)     max: 16684 Points
79%
1 SD 429 +
10934 Points (9%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 27672     avg: 29440     median: 29676.5 (24%)     max: 30734 Points
92%
1 SD 429 +
27445 Points (22%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 9258     avg: 10049     median: 10067 (2%)     max: 10803 Points
48%
1 SD 429 +
4783 Points (1%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 40746     avg: 41220     median: 41221.5 (15%)     max: 41690 Points
86%
1 SD 429 +
35288 Points (13%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 84645     avg: 93569     median: 95218 (9%)     max: 99193 Points
82%
1 SD 429 +
78450 Points (8%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
105520 Points (14%)
70208 Points (9%)
96167 Points (13%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 2490     avg: 2557     median: 2556.5 (14%)     max: 2623 Points
96%
1 SD 429 +
2454 Points (13%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 4775     avg: 5213     median: 5212.5 (11%)     max: 5650 Points
94%
1 SD 429 +
4908 Points (10%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
100%
1 SD 439 +
min: 4412     avg: 4632     median: 4643.5 (30%)     max: 4791 Points
96%
1 SD 429 +
min: 4267     avg: 4449     median: 4449 (29%)     max: 4631 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
min: 5880     avg: 6095     median: 6115 (31%)     max: 6228 Points
min: 5986     avg: 6107     median: 6106.5 (31%)     max: 6227 Points
min: 3425     avg: 3584     median: 3558.5 (18%)     max: 3794 Points

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 → 100% n=6

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 → 95% n=6

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 → 73% n=6

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