Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G vs Allwinner A523
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 (SD685, SM6225-AD) is a mid-range ARM-based SoC largely found on Android tablets and smartphones. It features 8 Kryo 265 cores (custom design, 64-Bit capable) that are divided in two clusters. A fast cluster of four cores with up to 2.8 GHz (Kryo 265 Gold - Cortex-A73 derivate) and a power saving efficiency cluster with up to 1.9 GHz (Kryo 265 Silver - Cortex A53 derivate). Both clusters can also be used together. According to Qualcomm the SD685 is around 15% more CPU performance and 10% more GPU performance compared to the old SD680 (thanks to higher clock speeds).
In addition to the 8 CPU cores, the SoC integrates a mid range Adreno 610 GPU with a LPDDR4 memory controller (dual-channel) and supports Wi-Fi (802.11ac + MIMO, max. 867 Mbps), Bluetooth 5, and LTE (X11 LTE modem with up to 390 Mbps download).
The SoC is produced in 6nm.
Allwinner A523
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The Allwinner A523 is a very affordable ARM-based SoC for smartphones and tablets. The eight-core processor presented in 2023 consists of two quad-core clusters, each made up of 4 Cortex-A55 cores.
The faster quad cluster operates at a clock frequency of up to 1.8 GHz and offers 128 KB L2 cache per A55 core, while the second cluster clocks at up to 1.4 GHz and only offers 64 KB L2 cache per core.
In another version of the Allwinner A523, the first quad cluster clocks at up to 2.0 GHz. The ARM Mali-G57 MC1 is used as the graphics unit, which supports OpenGL 3.2, Vulkan 1.0 and OpenCL 2.0. A XuanTie E906 RISC-V PMU is also integrated.
The Allwinner SoC can control up to 4 GB DDR3/DDR4/LPDDR2/LPDDR3/LPDDR4/LPDDR4X RAM and eMMC 5.1 flash memory. In addition to PCIe 2.1, USB 3.1 Gen. 1 and Gigabit Ethernet are also supported as interfaces. There is also an H264/H265 video decoder (up to 4K at 60 frames per second) and an H264 encoder (up to 4K at 25 frames per second).
The Allwinner A523 is manufactured with a 22 nm structure width.
| Model | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G | Allwinner A523 | ||||||||
| Codename | Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53) | Cortex-A55 | ||||||||
| Series | Qualcomm Snapdragon | |||||||||
| Series: Snapdragon Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53) |
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| Clock | 1900 - 2800 MHz | 480 - 2000 MHz | ||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 | 8 / 8 4 x 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 4 x 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 | ||||||||
| Technology | 6 nm | 22 nm | ||||||||
| Features | Adreno 610 GPU, X11 LTE Modem, Hexagon 686 DSP, Spectra 346 ISP, FastConnect 6200 (BT 5.2, WLAN ac), QuickCharge 3.0 | H.264 4K25 Encoding, 4K30 decoding, H.265 4K60 decoding, 32 Bit LPDDR4x memory controller, SD 3.0 / eMMC 5.1, Trustzone, Secure Boot, Security ID, USB 3.1, PCIe 2.1, RISC-V 200 MHz | ||||||||
| iGPU | Qualcomm Adreno 610 | ARM Mali-G57 MP1 | ||||||||
| Architecture | ARM | ARM | ||||||||
| Announced | ||||||||||
| Manufacturer | www.qualcomm.com | www.allwinnertech.com | ||||||||
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | |||||||||
| L2 Cache | 768 KB | |||||||||
| L3 Cache | 1 MB |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G → 100% n=23
Average Benchmarks Allwinner A523 → 44% n=23
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
