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Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1

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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1 (SM6115-AC) is a renamed Snapdragon 662 SoC of the lower mid-range for (Android based) smartphones and tablets. The processor unit contains 8 Kryo-260 CPU cores (4x ARM Cortex-A73 with up to 2.1 GHz and 4x ARM Cortex-A53 with up to 1.8 GHz). The Qualcomm Adreno 610 is used as the graphics unit

The SoC comes with the third generation of Qualcomm's AI Engine and also includes Bluetooth 5.1. It is interesting to note that Qualcomm describes the Wi-Fi capability as "WiFi-6-ready", meaning you can connect to a WiFi 6 network, but not all parts of the standard are supported. The new WPS3 security protocol can be used. Support for the HEIF image file format and the Indian satellite network NavIC are also new.

The performance should be very similar to the old Snapdragon 662 (see for benchmarks).

The Snapdragon X11 is integrated as an LTE modem, which supports LTE Cat.13 in the uplink and downlink, as well as 2x2 MIMO in the downlink. The maximum transmission speed is 390 MBit/s (download) and 150 MBit/s (upload).

In terms of mass storage, a maximum of UFS 2.1 is supported, the memory limits are 32 GB and LP4x.

The SoC is manufactured using the 11 nm process.

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 685 4GQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
CodenameKryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53)Kryo 260
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonQualcomm Snapdragon
Series: Snapdragon Kryo 260
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G « 1.9 - 2.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G compare1.8 - 2.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 compare2.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 260
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1 « 1.8 - 2.1 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 compare1.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 260
Clock1900 - 2800 MHz1800 - 2100 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 8 ARM Cortex-A53
Technology6 nm11 nm
FeaturesAdreno 610 GPU, X11 LTE Modem, Hexagon 686 DSP, Spectra 346 ISP, FastConnect 6200 (BT 5.2, WLAN ac), QuickCharge 3.0Adreno 610 GPU, X11 LTE Modem, Hexagon 683 DSP, Specra 340T ISP
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 610Qualcomm Adreno 610 ( - 1050 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 2676     avg: 2708     median: 2707.5 (25%)     max: 2739 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
478 Points (12%)
336 Points (8%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
1544 Points (6%)
1158 Points (4%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
100%
1 SD 685 +
477 Points (15%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 685 +
1498 Points (6%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 437     avg: 439.5     median: 439.5 (17%)     max: 442 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 1775     avg: 1781     median: 1781 (3%)     max: 1787 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 685 +
2055 Points (21%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 685 +
7087 Points (7%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 2534.5     avg: 2535     median: 2534.6 (3%)     max: 2534.6 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 15695     avg: 15798     median: 15797.5 (12%)     max: 15900 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 49     avg: 53.5     median: 53.5 (15%)     max: 58 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
1 SD 685 +
74 Points (13%)
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 289659     avg: 294891     median: 294890 (14%)     max: 300122 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 87675     avg: 89513     median: 89513 (22%)     max: 91351 Points
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 Total Score
100%
1 SD 685 +
352825 Points (11%)
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 CPU
100%
1 SD 685 +
123756 Points (12%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
100%
1 SD 685 +
4077 Points (1%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random write internal
100%
1 SD 685 +
22.2 MB/s (15%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq write internal
100%
1 SD 685 +
436 MB/s (12%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random read internal
100%
1 SD 685 +
30.8 MB/s (15%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq read internal
100%
1 SD 685 +
586 MB/s (15%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 score
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 16582     avg: 20011     median: 20010.5 (9%)     max: 23439 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 3.0
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 7305     avg: 8363     median: 8363 (30%)     max: 9421 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 369     avg: 411.5     median: 411.5 (15%)     max: 454 Points
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 2.51     avg: 3.1     median: 3.1 (1%)     max: 3.73 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 1.289     avg: 1.3     median: 1.3 (2%)     max: 1.326 Watt

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G → 100% n=2

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1 → 73% n=2

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