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Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (8998) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (8998)

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform (MSM8998) is a high-end SoC for smartphones (mostly Android based) that was released early 2017. Its one of the first processors that is manufactured in 10 nm (LPE FinFET at Samsung). The SD835 is the successor to the Snapdragon 821.

It integrates 4x Kryo 280 at 2.45 GHz (max) for performance and 4x Kryo 280 at 1.9 GHz (max) for efficiency. Furthermore offers an X16 LTE modem, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ad WiFi, a dual-channel 32-Bit 1866 MHz LPDDR4x memory controller, an UFS 2.1 controller, Hexagon 682 DSP, Spectra 180 Image Seonsor Prozessor, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, GLONASS, Baeidou, Galileo Satellite Support.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 662

► remove from comparison Qualcomm SD 662

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 is a lower mid-range ARM-based SoC largely found in Android tablets and smartphones. 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 GHz (Kryo 260 Gold - Cortex-A73 derivate) and a power saving efficiency cluster with up to 1.8 GHz (Kryo 260 Silver - Cortex A53 derivate). Both clusters can also be used together.

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 (X12 LTE modem with up to 600 Mbps download and 150 Mbps upload).

Power Consumption

Thanks to the new 11 nm LPP process, the energy efficiency should be quite good.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

► remove from comparison Qualcomm SD 660

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.

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 835 (8998)Qualcomm Snapdragon 662Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonQualcomm SnapdragonQualcomm Snapdragon
CodenameKryo 280Kryo 260Kryo 260
Clock2450 MHz1800 - 2000 MHz2200 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 88 / 8
Transistors>3000 Million
Technology10 nm11 nm14 nm
FeaturesX16 LTE Modem, Adreno 540 GPU, Hexagon DSP, Spectra 180 Camera, Aqstic Audio, IZat Location, Haven SecurityAdreno 610 GPU, X11 LTE Modem, Hexagon 683 DSP, Specra 340T ISPAdreno 512 GPU, X12 LTE Modem, Hexagon 680 DSP, Specra ISP
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 540 ( - 710 MHz)Qualcomm Adreno 610Qualcomm Adreno 512 ( - 850 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.comwww.qualcomm.comwww.qualcomm.com
Series: Snapdragon Kryo 260
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6652.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 260
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 « 1.8 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 260
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6602.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 260
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6361.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 260
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6652.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 260
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6621.8 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 260
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 « 2.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 260
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6361.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 260

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - SD 662
0.5 pt (36%)
Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - SD 660
0.5 pt (40%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 SD 835 +
1.6 Points (2%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 SD 835 +
0.3 Points (7%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 SD 835 +
664 Points (4%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 SD 835 +
3198 Points (2%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 1493     avg: 1501     median: 1500.5 (4%)     max: 1508 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 SD 835 +
6351 Points (5%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 SD 835 +
6442 Points (5%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 6729     avg: 19196     median: 20406 (17%)     max: 23046 Points
min: 18647     avg: 19225     median: 19223.5 (16%)     max: 19804 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
1 SD 835 +
921 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 SD 835 +
1399 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
min: 1520     avg: 2849     median: 2969 (35%)     max: 3161 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
100%
1 SD 662 +
min: 330     avg: 331.5     median: 331.5 (10%)     max: 333 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 662 +
min: 1111     avg: 1129     median: 1129 (4%)     max: 1147 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
386 Points (16%)
min: 294     avg: 322.8     median: 330.5 (14%)     max: 336 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
1669 Points (3%)
min: 1304     avg: 1445     median: 1440.5 (3%)     max: 1595 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 835 +
388 Points (2%)
83%
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 835 +
1714 Points (5%)
76%
1 SD 660 +
min: 1127     avg: 1305     median: 1305 (4%)     max: 1483 Points
1472 Points (15%)
4938 Points (6%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 814     avg: 1733     median: 2021 (28%)     max: 2075 Points
81%
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 835 +
min: 2952     avg: 5482     median: 6212.5 (15%)     max: 6552 Points
94%
1 SD 660 +
min: 5846     avg: 5860     median: 5859.5 (14%)     max: 5873 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 3960     avg: 4100     median: 4100 (7%)     max: 4240 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 1144     avg: 1155     median: 1155 (23%)     max: 1166 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 5674     avg: 6126     median: 6126 (10%)     max: 6578 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 1933     avg: 1954     median: 1954 (29%)     max: 1975 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 1810     avg: 2308     median: 2308 (19%)     max: 2806 Points
47%
1 SD 660 +
min: 1038     avg: 1079     median: 1079 (9%)     max: 1120 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 2528     avg: 3500     median: 3499.5 (32%)     max: 4471 Points
86%
1 SD 660 +
min: 2981     avg: 2996     median: 2995.5 (27%)     max: 3010 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 11609     avg: 12054     median: 12053.5 (24%)     max: 12498 Points
85%
1 SD 660 +
min: 9892     avg: 10223     median: 10223 (20%)     max: 10554 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 5777     avg: 5936     median: 5935.5 (12%)     max: 6094 Points
89%
1 SD 660 +
min: 5295     avg: 5302     median: 5301.5 (11%)     max: 5308 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 7193     avg: 7226     median: 7226 (19%)     max: 7259 Points
85%
1 SD 660 +
min: 6031     avg: 6141     median: 6141 (16%)     max: 6251 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 2425     avg: 3219     median: 3175 (4%)     max: 4813 ms
min: 3779     avg: 4379     median: 4502 (5%)     max: 4650 ms
min: 3796     avg: 4115     median: 3954 (5%)     max: 4769 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 210     avg: 298.5     median: 298.5 (3%)     max: 387 ms
96%
1 SD 660 +
630 ms (7%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 3086     avg: 11209     median: 11484 (10%)     max: 14300 Points
min: 8893     avg: 9495     median: 9485.5 (9%)     max: 10247 Points
min: 8463     avg: 9973     median: 10070 (9%)     max: 10945 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
77 Points (16%)
min: 51     avg: 53.2     median: 52 (11%)     max: 59 Points
min: 47     avg: 57.1     median: 59 (12%)     max: 63 Points
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 150208     avg: 173235     median: 175032 (60%)     max: 185487 Points
67%
1 SD 660 +
min: 105973     avg: 116194     median: 117165 (40%)     max: 120479 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 8164     avg: 9635     median: 8734.5 (27%)     max: 16148 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 42180     avg: 44325     median: 43544.5 (53%)     max: 47943 Points
89%
1 SD 660 +
min: 33509     avg: 37799     median: 38669.5 (47%)     max: 39182 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 77533     avg: 82910     median: 83517 (26%)     max: 85868 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 68241     avg: 71814     median: 72442.5 (44%)     max: 73371 Points
90%
1 SD 660 +
min: 48764     avg: 63355     median: 64877.5 (40%)     max: 66862 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 201881     avg: 208685     median: 208251 (37%)     max: 217442 Points
68%
1 SD 660 +
min: 116346     avg: 137699     median: 140898 (25%)     max: 143551 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
100%
1 SD 662 +
min: 26857     avg: 35819     median: 37388 (31%)     max: 38718 Points
87%
1 SD 660 +
min: 26647     avg: 30836     median: 32596 (27%)     max: 33266 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
100%
1 SD 662 +
min: 32579     avg: 37486     median: 34946 (28%)     max: 46499 Points
94%
1 SD 660 +
min: 28919     avg: 31931     median: 32883 (27%)     max: 33992 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
100%
1 SD 662 +
min: 25724     avg: 33052     median: 33402 (6%)     max: 43315 Points
108%
1 SD 660 +
min: 33505     avg: 36822     median: 35936 (7%)     max: 41026 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
100%
1 SD 662 +
min: 68508     avg: 70945     median: 71065 (26%)     max: 72576 Points
93%
1 SD 660 +
min: 62411     avg: 68266     median: 66442 (24%)     max: 75946 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
100%
1 SD 662 +
min: 167471     avg: 177411     median: 177145 (17%)     max: 185542 Points
91%
1 SD 660 +
min: 157877     avg: 167856     median: 161462 (16%)     max: 184230 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
100%
1 SD 662 +
min: 194505     avg: 200601     median: 198172 (12%)     max: 211557 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
100%
1 SD 662 +
min: 64163     avg: 66339     median: 66230 (18%)     max: 68731 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
266992 Points (35%)
16222 Points (2%)
min: 2487     avg: 125771     median: 186416 (25%)     max: 188411 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work 2.0 Battery Life
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 476     avg: 551     median: 570.5 (11%)     max: 585 min
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
min: 3393     avg: 3679     median: 3705 (20%)     max: 3874 Points
min: 3090     avg: 3167     median: 3201 (17%)     max: 3211 Points
min: 3032     avg: 3285     median: 3363 (18%)     max: 3486 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
min: 3927     avg: 4679     median: 4655 (10%)     max: 5195 Points
min: 8075     avg: 8811     median: 8076 (17%)     max: 10283 Points
min: 2889     avg: 4395     median: 4250 (9%)     max: 5913 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
min: 5603     avg: 6743     median: 6690.5 (44%)     max: 7510 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
min: 6854     avg: 7925     median: 7944.5 (40%)     max: 9927 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random write internal
100%
1 SD 662 +
min: 21.7     avg: 22.3     median: 22.3 (16%)     max: 22.9 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq write internal
100%
1 SD 662 +
min: 111.1     avg: 112.5     median: 112.5 (3%)     max: 113.8 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random read internal
100%
1 SD 662 +
min: 15.3     avg: 15.5     median: 15.5 (19%)     max: 15.6 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq read internal
100%
1 SD 662 +
min: 403     avg: 414.5     median: 414.5 (12%)     max: 426 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 score
100%
1 SD 662 +
min: 10366     avg: 11330     median: 10740 (19%)     max: 12884 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 3.0
100%
1 SD 662 +
min: 3195     avg: 5608     median: 5689.5 (26%)     max: 7554 Points
114%
1 SD 660 +
6514 Points (30%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
100%
1 SD 662 +
328 Points (13%)
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
100%
1 SD 662 +
min: 3.34     avg: 3.6     median: 3.6 (2%)     max: 3.83 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
100%
1 SD 662 +
min: 1.32     avg: 1.6     median: 1.6 (2%)     max: 1.953 Watt

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (8998) → 100% n=15

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 → 85% n=15

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 → 88% n=15

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