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Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM8929

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 (SD660) is a fast mid-range ARM-based SoC largely found on Android tablets and smartphones. Announced in mid 2017, the SD660 is the successor to the Snapdragon 625. It features 8 Kryo 260 cores (custom design, 64-Bit capable) that are divided in two clusters. A fast cluster of four cores with up to 2.2 GHz and a power saving efficiency cluster with up to 1.8 GHz. Both clusters can also used together.

In addition to the 8 CPU cores, the SoC integrates a mid range Adreno 512 GPU with a LPDDR4 memory controller (dual-channel 1866 MHz)  and supports Wi-Fi (802.11ac + MIMO, max. 867 Mbps), Bluetooth 5, and LTE (X12 LTE modem with up to 600 Mbps download and 150 Mbps upload).

Performance

In Benchmarks of the Oppo R11, the CPU part of the Snapdragon SD660 performs between former high end Socs like the Snapdragon 821 in the Pixel XL and the Snapdragon 835. The graphics performance is however much lower, as the Adreno 512 is only a slight upgrade of the older Adreno 510 (due to the higher clock speed).

CPU

The Snapdragon 660 is based on a similar concept as ARM's big.LITTLE, which combines a low power CPU cluster (2x Kyro clocked at up to 1.8 GHz) and a performance CPU cluster (2x Kyro clocked at up to 2.2 GHz). The clock speed of each cluster can be individually adjusted (but not per core) and the lowest clock speed is 310 MHz (unverified).

Power Consumption

Thanks to the new 14 nm process, the energy efficiency has been improved noticeably compared to its 20 nm predecessors.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM8929

► remove from comparison Qualcomm 415 MSM8929

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 (8929) is an ARM-based mid-range SoC for tablets and smartphones (mostly Android based). It was announced in February 2015 and integrates eight 64-Bit Cortex-A53 CPU cores (octa-core) that clock with up to 1.4 GHz. Furthermore, there is a Adreno 405 graphics card, a LPDDR3 memory controller (max. 667 MHz, 5.3 GB/s) 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 adressing 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 405 is clocked with about 500 MHz and supports DirectX 11.1 incl. hardware Tesselation, OpenGL ES 3.1 and OpenCL 1.2.

The integrated wireless radios support WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, 2G, 3G and 4G (LTE Cat.4) 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 mid range, and therefore it is also suited for smaller smartphones. 

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 660Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM8929
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 « 2.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 260
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 compare1.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 260
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) compare1.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM8929 « 1.4 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
Clock2200 MHz1400 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 8
Technology14 nm28 nm
FeaturesAdreno 512 GPU, X12 LTE Modem, Hexagon 680 DSP, Specra ISPAdreno 405 GPU, WLAN 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1, GSM/EDGE, WCDMA, UMTS/HSPA, LTE Cat. 4 (max. 150 Mbps), GPS (Qualcomm IZat Gen8C Lite), LPDDR3-1333 Memory Controller
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 512 ( - 850 MHz)Qualcomm Adreno 405
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.comwww.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - SD 660
0.5 pt (40%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 15088     avg: 19093     median: 19488.5 (16%)     max: 21016 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 2238     avg: 2695     median: 2752 (31%)     max: 2815 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 294     avg: 322.8     median: 330.5 (14%)     max: 336 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 1304     avg: 1445     median: 1440.5 (3%)     max: 1595 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 313     avg: 321.5     median: 321.5 (1%)     max: 330 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 1127     avg: 1305     median: 1305 (4%)     max: 1483 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 1431     avg: 1598     median: 1617 (16%)     max: 1646 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 4895     avg: 5694     median: 5850 (7%)     max: 5913 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 1609     avg: 1628     median: 1628 (22%)     max: 1647 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 5846     avg: 5860     median: 5859.5 (14%)     max: 5873 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 1038     avg: 1079     median: 1079 (9%)     max: 1120 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 2981     avg: 2996     median: 2995.5 (27%)     max: 3010 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 9892     avg: 10223     median: 10223 (20%)     max: 10554 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 5295     avg: 5302     median: 5301.5 (11%)     max: 5308 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 6031     avg: 6141     median: 6141 (16%)     max: 6251 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 3796     avg: 4115     median: 3954 (5%)     max: 4769 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 SD 660 +
630 ms (7%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 8463     avg: 9973     median: 10070 (9%)     max: 10945 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 47     avg: 57.1     median: 59 (12%)     max: 63 Points
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 105973     avg: 116194     median: 117165 (40%)     max: 120479 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 6301     avg: 7335     median: 7220.5 (22%)     max: 8424 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 33509     avg: 37799     median: 38669.5 (47%)     max: 39182 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 21675     avg: 28666     median: 30372.5 (9%)     max: 30829 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 48764     avg: 63355     median: 64877.5 (40%)     max: 66862 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 116346     avg: 137699     median: 140898 (25%)     max: 143551 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 26647     avg: 30836     median: 32596 (27%)     max: 33266 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 28919     avg: 31931     median: 32883 (27%)     max: 33992 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 33505     avg: 36822     median: 35936 (7%)     max: 41026 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 62411     avg: 68266     median: 66442 (24%)     max: 75946 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 157877     avg: 167856     median: 161462 (16%)     max: 184230 Points
AndEBench - AndEBench Java
100%
1 SD 660 +
3240 Iter./s (100%)
AndEBench - AndEBench Native
100%
1 SD 660 +
28882 Iter./s (95%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 2487     avg: 125771     median: 186416 (25%)     max: 188411 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 3.0
100%
1 SD 660 +
6514 Points (30%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 3032     avg: 3285     median: 3363 (18%)     max: 3486 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 2889     avg: 4395     median: 4250 (9%)     max: 5913 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 5789     avg: 6050     median: 6052 (40%)     max: 6426 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
100%
1 SD 660 +
min: 6274     avg: 6676     median: 6723 (34%)     max: 7026 Points

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