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Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 632

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 (SD632) is a mid-range octa-core SoC with eight Kryo 250 cores (Cortex-A53 based) at up to 1.8 GHz, an Adreno 506 GPU, a LPDDR3 memory controller (dual channel) and a X9 LTE (Cat 12, 300 Mbps down, 150 Mbps up) modem. Furthermore, the chip supports 802.11abgn WiFi and Bluetooth 5.0. It is manufactured in 14nm FinFet. Qualcomm states a 40% faster performance compared to the old Snapdragon 626.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937)

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (SD430) is a lower mainstream SoC for (Android based) smartphones and tablets. Contrary to the Snapdragon 630, it is still manufactured in a 28-nm process and also consists of an octa-core CPU part with ARM Cortex-A53 cores. However, they are only clocked at up to 1.4 GHz. The integrated X6 LTE modem supports Cat. 4 with maximum transfer rates of 150 Mbps (downstream) and 75 Mbps (upstream). The SoC also includes an Adreno 505 GPU with support for Vulkan and OpenGL ES 3.1. WiFi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.1 are supported as well. The memory controller supports LPDDR3 clocked at 800 MHz (so probably dual-channel DDRL-1600). 

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 632Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937)
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonQualcomm Snapdragon
CodenameKryo 250Cortex-A53
Clock1800 MHz1400 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 8
Technology14 nm28 nm
FeaturesAdreno 506 GPU, X9 LTE Modem, Hexagon 546 DSP, 2x ISP 14-BitAdreno 505 GPU, 802.11ac WLAN, Bluetooth 4.1, LTE Cat. 4, Dual-Channel LPDDR3-1600 Memory Controller
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 506Qualcomm Adreno 505
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.comwww.qualcomm.com
Series: Snapdragon Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 compare2.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 compare2.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 compare2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 compare2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 compare1.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 compare2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 compare1.5 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 compare1.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 compare1.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 MSM8936 compare1.7 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 compare1.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) « 1.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM8929 compare1.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 (MSM8917) compare1.4 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 compare1.4 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 APQ8016 compare1.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - SD 632
0.4 pt (34%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 15123     avg: 15916     median: 15948.5 (13%)     max: 16647 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
min: 2132     avg: 2202     median: 2206 (9%)     max: 2281 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
min: 2130     avg: 2200     median: 2174 (25%)     max: 2323 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 632 +
271 Points (11%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 632 +
1233 Points (2%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1194     avg: 1236     median: 1247 (12%)     max: 1256 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4179     avg: 4497     median: 4515 (5%)     max: 4765 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1256 Points (17%)
50%
430 +
min: 613     avg: 629     median: 628.5 (9%)     max: 644 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
4515 Points (11%)
42%
430 +
min: 1706     avg: 1896     median: 1895.5 (5%)     max: 2085 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 4806     avg: 4899     median: 4895 (6%)     max: 5037 ms
90%
430 +
min: 10396     avg: 12677     median: 13194 (15%)     max: 14709 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 8185     avg: 8287     median: 8268.5 (7%)     max: 8420 Points
40%
430 +
min: 2604     avg: 3194     median: 3293.5 (3%)     max: 3438 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 50     avg: 55.3     median: 58 (12%)     max: 58 Points
50%
430 +
min: 24     avg: 41.7     median: 29 (6%)     max: 72 Points
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
min: 76724     avg: 83178     median: 84051.5 (29%)     max: 87883 Points
53%
430 +
min: 42798     avg: 45027     median: 44963.5 (15%)     max: 47066 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
min: 6466     avg: 8367     median: 8156 (25%)     max: 10510 Points
59%
430 +
min: 3999     avg: 4992     median: 4792 (15%)     max: 6830 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
min: 25769     avg: 29160     median: 29882 (37%)     max: 30294 Points
54%
430 +
min: 14313     avg: 16454     median: 16194 (20%)     max: 17949 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
min: 13554     avg: 13851     median: 13921 (4%)     max: 13942 Points
65%
430 +
min: 8556     avg: 9082     median: 9083 (3%)     max: 9583 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
min: 49427     avg: 52229     median: 52684 (32%)     max: 53683 Points
53%
430 +
min: 14989     avg: 26579     median: 27811 (17%)     max: 28218 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
min: 97294     avg: 103607     median: 103114 (18%)     max: 108408 Points
57%
430 +
min: 44992     avg: 56835     median: 58282 (10%)     max: 59990 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
100%
1 SD 632 +
49912 Points (42%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
100%
1 SD 632 +
25162 Points (20%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
100%
1 SD 632 +
15277 Points (3%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
100%
1 SD 632 +
59443 Points (22%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
100%
1 SD 632 +
149794 Points (14%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work 2.0 Battery Life
1353 min (26%)
68%
430 +
917 min (17%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
min: 3078     avg: 3242     median: 3242 (17%)     max: 3406 Points
55%
430 +
1783 Points (9%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
min: 4200     avg: 7719     median: 7719 (16%)     max: 11238 Points
42%
430 +
3256 Points (7%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
min: 5785     avg: 5942     median: 5921.5 (39%)     max: 6076 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
min: 6566     avg: 7099     median: 7152 (36%)     max: 7498 Points

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 → 100% n=21

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) → 56% n=21

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