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Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Mobile Platform is a high-end smartphone and tablet SoC that Qualcomm announced in December 2019. The SoC integrates a fast ‘Prime Core’ that clocks up to 2.84 GHz and three further fast ARM Cortex-A77 performance cores, which can reach up to 2.42 GHz. These are complemented by four power-saving ARM Cortex-A55 cores that clock up to a maximum of 1.8 GHz. The difference to the older Snapdragon 855 is the switch from Cortex-A76 to the faster Cortex-A77 architecture. The clock speeds stay the same. 

Therefore, the Snapdragon 865 takes the top spot in mobile processors for Android based systems. In some multi-core workloads, the SD865 can even perform on par with the Apple A13 SoC. Single thread, however is still a strong suit of the Apple SoCs.

Compared to the previous generations, the Snapdragon 865 does not integrate an LTE modem anymore, but has to be paired with the new X55 5G modem, that also supports LTE Cat 24/22. The Wi-Fi module however is still integrated and called FastConnect 6800 with support for Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) and 8x8 MU-MIMU and 60 GHz 802.11ay with up to 10 Gbps. Bluetooth 5.1 is also supported including aptX Adaptive.

The integrated GPU is now called Adreno 650 and should offer 20% more performance than the Adreno 640 in the Snapdragon 855.

The on board Hexagon 698 DSP now offers an improved KI performance of up to 15 TOPS (up from 7 TOPS in the 855) and still uses a combination of CPU, GPU, HVX and Tensor cores. The Spectra 480 ISP is now also significantly faster. The integrated Computer Vision Engine (CV-ISP) now supports Dolby Vision, 8K videos and 200 megapixel photos.

The built-in memory controller now supports LPDDR5 with up to 2,750 MHz and LPDDR4X with 2,133 MHz.

The Snapdragon 865 is manufactured at TSMC in the new improved 7nm process (N7P, DUV-based). The process offers a 7% higher performance or 10% less power consumption compared to the old N7 process.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus)

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus) Mobile Platform is a high-end smartphone and tablet SoC that Qualcomm announced in mid 2020. The SoC integrates a fast ‘Prime Core’ that clocks up to 3.1 GHz and three additional ARM Cortex-A77 performance cores, which can reach up to 2.42 GHz. These are complemented by four power-saving ARM Cortex-A55 cores that clock up to a maximum of 1.8 GHz. The difference to the older Snapdragon 865 is the faster clocked Prime Core and 10% higher clocked GPU.

Therefore, the Snapdragon 865 takes the top spot in mobile processors for Android based systems. In some multi-core workloads, the SD865+ can even perform on par with the Apple A13 SoC. Single thread, however is still a strong suit of the Apple SoCs.

Compared to the previous generations, the Snapdragon 865 and 865 Plus does not integrate an LTE modem anymore, but has to be paired with the new X55 5G modem, that also supports LTE Cat 24/22. The Wi-Fi module however is still integrated and called FastConnect 6800 with support for Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) and 8x8 MU-MIMU and 60 GHz 802.11ay with up to 10 Gbps. Bluetooth 5.1 is also supported including aptX Adaptive.

The integrated GPU is still called Adreno 650 and should offer 10% more performance than the Adreno 650 in the Snapdragon 865 (thanks to higher clock speed).

The on board Hexagon 698 DSP now offers a KI performance of up to 15 TOPS (up from 7 TOPS in the 855) and still uses a combination of CPU, GPU, HVX and Tensor cores. The Spectra 480 ISP is also untouched. The integrated Computer Vision Engine (CV-ISP) now supports Dolby Vision, 8K videos and 200 megapixel photos.

The built-in memory controller supports LPDDR5 with up to 2,750 MHz and LPDDR4X with 2,133 MHz.

The Snapdragon 855+ is manufactured at TSMC in the new improved 7nm process (N7P, DUV-based). The process offers a 7% higher performance or 10% less power consumption compared to the old N7 process.

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 865Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus)
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonQualcomm Snapdragon
CodenameCortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585)Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585)
Series: Snapdragon Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G compare2.42 - 3.2 GHz8 / 8 cores7 MB L3 Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus)2.42 - 3.1 GHz8 / 8 cores4 MB L3 Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 « 2.42 - 2.84 GHz8 / 8 cores4 MB L3 Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G compare2.42 - 3.2 GHz8 / 8 cores7 MB L3 Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus) « 2.42 - 3.1 GHz8 / 8 cores4 MB L3 Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8652.42 - 2.84 GHz8 / 8 cores4 MB L3 Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585)
Clock2420 - 2840 MHz2420 - 3100 MHz
L1 Cache1 MB1 MB
L2 Cache1.8 MB1.8 MB
L3 Cache4 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 8
TDP5 Watt5 Watt
Technology7 nm7 nm
FeaturesAdreno 650 GPU, Spectra 480 ISP, LPDDR5 2750 MHz / LPDDR4X 2133 MHz Memory ControllerAdreno 660 GPU, Spectra 480 ISP, LPDDR5 2750 MHz / LPDDR4X 2133 MHz Memory Controller
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 650 (250 - 587 MHz)Qualcomm Adreno 650 (250 - 646 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - SD 865
min: 1.186     avg: 1.2     median: 1.2 (91%)     max: 1.3 pt
Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - SD 865+ (Plus)
min: 1.165     avg: 1.2     median: 1.2 (90%)     max: 1.3 pt
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 865 +
932 Points (4%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 865 +
3450 Points (11%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 4261     avg: 4281     median: 4278 (43%)     max: 4304 Points
4493 Points (45%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 13186     avg: 13396     median: 13356 (15%)     max: 13589 Points
13066 Points (15%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
0 Points (0%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 SD 865 +
min: 3576     avg: 3816     median: 3918 (32%)     max: 3954 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 SD 865 +
min: 4592     avg: 4779     median: 4742 (43%)     max: 5003 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 SD 865 +
min: 17346     avg: 18106     median: 18163 (36%)     max: 18810 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 SD 865 +
min: 8818     avg: 9056     median: 9174 (18%)     max: 9175 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 SD 865 +
min: 10610     avg: 10878     median: 10921 (29%)     max: 11104 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 0     avg: 2031     median: 2032.5 (2%)     max: 2911 ms
min: 1854     avg: 1908     median: 1915.5 (2%)     max: 1947 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 SD 865 +
312.5 ms (3%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 14606     avg: 22518     median: 23734 (21%)     max: 31224 Points
min: 25953     avg: 26679     median: 26700.5 (24%)     max: 27360 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 97     avg: 106.7     median: 104 (22%)     max: 127 Points
min: 114     avg: 119.8     median: 119.5 (25%)     max: 126 Points
min: 88971     avg: 94678     median: 93828.5 (78%)     max: 102085 Points
min: 89245     avg: 96058     median: 93220.5 (75%)     max: 108544 Points
min: 151143     avg: 216590     median: 237021 (44%)     max: 241176 Points
min: 153754     avg: 164286     median: 162562 (59%)     max: 178268 Points
min: 490260     avg: 571612     median: 586650 (57%)     max: 622888 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
100%
1 SD 865 +
min: 628715     avg: 671674     median: 671674 (41%)     max: 714632 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
100%
1 SD 865 +
min: 171838     avg: 178785     median: 178785 (49%)     max: 185732 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 3.0
100%
1 SD 865 +
11610 Points (54%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
min: 6478     avg: 8077     median: 6893 (36%)     max: 11637 Points
min: 7692     avg: 7804     median: 7803.5 (41%)     max: 7915 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
min: 21645     avg: 24717     median: 24097 (51%)     max: 28841 Points
min: 19601     avg: 20152     median: 20152 (43%)     max: 20703 Points
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
100%
1 SD 865 +
4.4 Watt (2%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
100%
1 SD 865 +
2.3 Watt (3%)

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 → 100% n=19

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus) → 104% n=19

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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)