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Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 630

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 (SDM636) is a mid-range octa-core SoC with eight custom Kryo 260 cores at up to 1.8 GHz, an Adreno 509 GPU, a LPDDR4-2666 memory controller (1333 MHz) and a X12 LTE (Cat 12/13, 300 Mbps down, 150 Mbps up) modem. Furthermore, the chip supports 802.11ac WiFi and Bluetooth 5.0. It is manufactured in 14nm FinFet. Qualcomm states a 40% faster performance compared to the old Snapdragon 630 (8x ARM Cortex-A53).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 630

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 (SDM630) is a mid-range octa-core SoC with eight ARM Cortex-A53 CPU cores at up to 2.2 GHz, an Adreno 508 GPU, a LPDDR4-2666 memory controller (1333 MHz) and a X12 LTE (Cat 12/13, 300 Mbps down, 150 Mbps up) modem. Furthermore, the chip supports 802.11ac WiFi and Bluetooth 5.0. It is manufactured in 14nm FinFet. The processor performance should similar to the older Snapdragon 626 which offers similar clock speeds. Compared to the 626, the 630 however supports faster memory and offers faster LTE, Wifi and Bluetooth standards.

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 636Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonQualcomm Snapdragon
CodenameKryo 260Cortex-A53
Series: Snapdragon Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 compare2.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 260
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 compare1.8 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 260
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 compare2.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 260
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 « 1.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 260
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 « 2.2 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) compare1.4 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
Clock1800 MHz2200 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 8
Technology14 nm14 nm
FeaturesAdreno 509 GPU, X12 LTE Modem, Hexagon 680 DSP, Spectra 160 ISPAdreno 508 GPU, 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, LTE Cat. 13 (uplink) Cat. 12 (downlink), Dual-Channel LPDDR4 1333 MHz Memory Controller
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 509Qualcomm Adreno 508
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.comwww.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 15766     avg: 17020     median: 16939 (14%)     max: 19365 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
min: 2258     avg: 2372     median: 2345 (28%)     max: 2644 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
min: 2288     avg: 2386     median: 2359 (27%)     max: 2683 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 636 +
278 Points (1%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 636 +
1256 Points (4%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1323     avg: 1351     median: 1337 (13%)     max: 1506 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4781     avg: 4960     median: 4941 (6%)     max: 5426 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 630 +
832 Points (11%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 630 +
4007 Points (10%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 630 +
3810 Points (6%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 630 +
809 Points (12%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
2016 Points (16%)
883 Points (7%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
2801 Points (25%)
2179 Points (20%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
8155 Points (16%)
6766 Points (13%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
4063 Points (8%)
3897 Points (8%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
5063 Points (13%)
4256 Points (11%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 4105     avg: 4688     median: 4739.5 (6%)     max: 5066 ms
min: 8396     avg: 9702     median: 9797 (11%)     max: 10257 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
9121 ms (100%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 8163     avg: 8665     median: 8559 (8%)     max: 9746 Points
min: 4398     avg: 4963     median: 5011 (5%)     max: 5202 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 46     avg: 54.4     median: 54 (11%)     max: 61 Points
min: 35     avg: 37.6     median: 38 (8%)     max: 39 Points
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
min: 92015     avg: 98051     median: 95445 (33%)     max: 125213 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
min: 115565     avg: 118863     median: 116748 (21%)     max: 138661 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
100%
1 SD 636 +
27466 Points (23%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
100%
1 SD 636 +
30326 Points (24%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
100%
1 SD 636 +
24483 Points (4%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
100%
1 SD 636 +
62945 Points (23%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
100%
1 SD 636 +
145220 Points (14%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
100%
1 SD 636 +
min: 157795     avg: 157981     median: 157981 (21%)     max: 158167 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
min: 3056     avg: 3090     median: 3071.5 (16%)     max: 3160 Points
min: 2368     avg: 2429     median: 2451 (13%)     max: 2467 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
min: 3406     avg: 5546     median: 5299.5 (11%)     max: 8180 Points
min: 3524     avg: 4200     median: 3989 (9%)     max: 5087 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
min: 6040     avg: 6624     median: 6457 (32%)     max: 7618 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work 2.0 Battery Life
0 min (0%)

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 → 100% n=23

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 → 77% n=23

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