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Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G Mobile Platform is a high-end SoC for smartphones that was introduced in mid 2021 and manufactured in 5 nm at Samsung. Compared to the earlier released Snapdragon 888 5G, the 4G variant only features a 4G LTE modem.

The chip integrates one “Prime Core” based on a ARM Cortex-X1 architecture clocked at up to 2.84 GHz. Three more performance cores are based on the A78 but clock up to 2.42 GHz. Furthermore, four energy saving cores are integrated that are based on the ARM Cortex-A55 architecture and clock at up to 1.8 GHz. In addition to the processor cores, the SoC integrates a WiFi 6e modem, a Hexagon 780 DSP (up to 26 TOPS of AI performance) and a Spectra 580 ISP. The integrated memory controller now supports faster LPDDR5 memory with up to 3,200 MHz. 

The performance of the processor cores should be around 15% better than the old Snapdragon 865+. The integrated Adreon 660 GPU should make a bigger jump by 35% (most likely compared to the SD 865).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (SM7435-AB) is an ARMv9-A-based SoC for tablets and smartphones in the upper mid-range segment.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 integrates a total of 8 cores divided into two clusters. The ARM Cortex-A78 cluster for high performance offers four cores with up to 2.4 GHz. The remaining 4 cores are based on the more energy-efficient A55 architecture and can be clocked at up to 1.95 GHz. All cores can run simultaneously or just a single cluster.

The SoC is similar to the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 which offers a slightly lower clocked efficiency cluster and a different named GPU. The similar named Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 is clearly faster with newer CPU cores. Although the naming suggest it, there was no Snapdragon 7s Gen 1.

LPDDR5 RAM is supported, with a frequency of up to 6,400 MHz.

The Snapdragon X62 5G modem is used as the modem. It supports a range of SA and NSA 5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz frequencies as well as Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS). The X62 can achieve a maximum downlink speed of up to 2.9 Gbit/s in 5G networks.

The Adreno 710 forms the graphics subsystem. The GPU is capable of driving FHD+ displays at up to 144 Hz.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 is manufactured using the modern 4nm EUV process.

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 888 4GQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
CodenameCortex-X1 / A78 / A55 (Kryo 680)Cortex-A78 / A55
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonQualcomm Snapdragon
Series: Snapdragon Cortex-X1 / A78 / A55 (Kryo 680)
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 compare1.8 - 3 GHz8 / 8 cores3 MB L3 Cortex-X1 / A78 / A55 (Kryo 680)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G compare1.8 - 3 GHz8 / 8 cores3 MB L3 Cortex-X1 / A78 / A55 (Kryo 680)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G compare1.8 - 2.84 GHz8 / 8 cores3 MB L3 Cortex-X1 / A78 / A55 (Kryo 680)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G « 1.8 - 2.84 GHz8 / 8 cores3 MB L3 Cortex-X1 / A78 / A55 (Kryo 680)
Clock1800 - 2840 MHz1950 - 2400 MHz
L3 Cache3 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 8
1 x 2.8 GHz ARM Cortex-X1
3 x 2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A78
4 x 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
8 / 8
4 x 2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A78
4 x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
TDP5 Watt
Technology5 nm4 nm
FeaturesAdreno 660 GPU, Spectra 580 ISP, Hexagon 780, X60 5G Modem, FastConnect 6900 WiFi,LPDDR5-6400 / LPDDR4X-4266 MHz Memory Controller (64 Bit)
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 660Qualcomm Adreno 710
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.comwww.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
min: 1751     avg: 3815     median: 4539 (43%)     max: 5156 Points
min: 3652     avg: 4113     median: 4090 (38%)     max: 4545 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
min: 4222     avg: 4576     median: 4638 (53%)     max: 4867 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
min: 922     avg: 983     median: 998 (25%)     max: 1029 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
min: 2616     avg: 2800     median: 2813 (11%)     max: 2955 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1099     avg: 1105     median: 1107 (42%)     max: 1109 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 2944     avg: 3207     median: 3334 (6%)     max: 3342 Points
min: 2678     avg: 2794     median: 2807 (5%)     max: 2888 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
5083 Points (51%)
min: 3441     avg: 3502     median: 3517 (35%)     max: 3549 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
13553 Points (13%)
min: 10499     avg: 10764     median: 10499 (10%)     max: 11294 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1835     avg: 1887     median: 1886.5 (2%)     max: 1938 ms
min: 1090.6     avg: 1223     median: 1161.1 (1%)     max: 1478 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 21748     avg: 23536     median: 22851 (17%)     max: 26010 Points
min: 31340     avg: 34792     median: 35379 (26%)     max: 36202 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 91     avg: 106     median: 109 (30%)     max: 115 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 101     avg: 108     median: 108 (19%)     max: 115 Points
106 Points (19%)
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
min: 784775     avg: 789386     median: 789386 (38%)     max: 793997 Points
518499 Points (25%)
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
min: 205034     avg: 205504     median: 205504 (51%)     max: 205974 Points
157896 Points (39%)
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 Total Score
min: 566071     avg: 603747     median: 591594 (20%)     max: 665728 Points
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 CPU
min: 179471     avg: 196205     median: 196192 (6%)     max: 212965 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
min: 5493     avg: 6148     median: 6461 (1%)     max: 6489 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 score
35655 Points (16%)
min: 16683     avg: 27056     median: 28415 (12%)     max: 36104 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 3.0
min: 11230     avg: 12134     median: 11897 (43%)     max: 13274 Points
min: 9593     avg: 12713     median: 12895 (47%)     max: 15308 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random write internal
min: 35.2     avg: 55.8     median: 58.1 (40%)     max: 84.1 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq write internal
min: 710     avg: 939     median: 776 (22%)     max: 1590 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random read internal
min: 23.1     avg: 35.1     median: 32.9 (16%)     max: 51.4 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq read internal
min: 595     avg: 916     median: 819 (20%)     max: 1556 MB/s
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
0 Points (0%)
min: 614     avg: 683     median: 688 (26%)     max: 747 Points
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 5.09     avg: 5.5     median: 5.5 (2%)     max: 5.84 Watt
min: 4.12     avg: 6.2     median: 5 (2%)     max: 9.65 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 1.357     avg: 1.4     median: 1.4 (2%)     max: 1.426 Watt
min: 1.423     avg: 1.9     median: 1.6 (2%)     max: 2.55 Watt

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G → 100% n=12

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 → 95% n=12

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