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Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ (Plus) 5G Mobile Platform is a high-end SoC for smartphones that was introduced in mid 2021 and manufactured in 5 nm at Samsung. 

Integrates one “Prime Core” based on a ARM Cortex-X1 architecture clocked at up to 3 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. 5G is now included in the chip with the Snapdragon X60 modem.

Compared to the older Snapdragon 888, the 888+ offers a slightly higher clocked prime core (+160 MHz) and a 23% faster Hexagon 790 DSP. Therefore, it is now the fastest Android SoC (at the time of announcement), but still slightly slower (CPU and GPU) than the Apple A14 and A15 Bionic SoCs.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G

► remove from comparison Qualcomm SD 888 4G

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).

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonQualcomm Snapdragon
CodenameCortex-X1 / A78 / A55 (Kryo 680)Cortex-X1 / A78 / A55 (Kryo 680)
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 « 1.8 - 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 4G1.8 - 2.84 GHz8 / 8 cores3 MB L3 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 5G1.8 - 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 - 3000 MHz1800 - 2840 MHz
L3 Cache3 MB3 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 8
1 x 3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-X1
3 x 2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A78
4 x 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
8 / 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
TDP5 Watt5 Watt
Technology5 nm5 nm
FeaturesAdreno 660 GPU, Spectra 580 ISP, Hexagon 780, X60 5G Modem, FastConnect 6900 WiFi, LPDDR5-6400 (3200 MHz) Memory Controller (64 Bit)Adreno 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 660
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.comwww.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - SD 888+ 5G
1.3 pt (100%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
min: 4387     avg: 4898     median: 4952 (58%)     max: 5260 Points
min: 1751     avg: 3815     median: 4539 (54%)     max: 5156 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
min: 4365     avg: 4994     median: 5260 (60%)     max: 5293 Points
min: 4222     avg: 4576     median: 4638 (53%)     max: 4867 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1076     avg: 1143     median: 1157 (49%)     max: 1170 Points
min: 1099     avg: 1105     median: 1107 (47%)     max: 1109 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 3286     avg: 3572     median: 3628.5 (7%)     max: 3675 Points
min: 2944     avg: 3207     median: 3334 (6%)     max: 3342 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1164 Points (5%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
3699 Points (12%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 4754     avg: 4973     median: 4973 (50%)     max: 5192 Points
5083 Points (51%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 12433     avg: 13553     median: 13552.5 (15%)     max: 14672 Points
13553 Points (15%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
5255 Points (72%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
13602 Points (33%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
11320 Points (18%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
3977 Points (60%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
3422 Points (28%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
5554 Points (50%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
18052 Points (35%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
8716 Points (18%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
10821 Points (28%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1117.9     avg: 1267     median: 1253.5 (1%)     max: 1443 ms
min: 1835     avg: 1887     median: 1886.5 (2%)     max: 1938 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
342.5 ms (4%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 28695     avg: 38237     median: 37604 (34%)     max: 49046 Points
min: 21748     avg: 23536     median: 22851 (21%)     max: 26010 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
104 Points (30%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 120     avg: 144     median: 147 (31%)     max: 165 Points
min: 101     avg: 108     median: 108 (23%)     max: 115 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
min: 108609     avg: 111028     median: 111506 (93%)     max: 112968 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
min: 97862     avg: 106258     median: 102389 (83%)     max: 118523 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
min: 297329     avg: 308231     median: 306570 (56%)     max: 320795 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
min: 181327     avg: 186005     median: 184740 (67%)     max: 191947 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
min: 695964     avg: 711522     median: 712952 (69%)     max: 725649 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
min: 794271     avg: 813105     median: 815115 (49%)     max: 829929 Points
min: 784775     avg: 789386     median: 789386 (48%)     max: 793997 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
min: 196860     avg: 203592     median: 205863 (56%)     max: 208053 Points
min: 205034     avg: 205504     median: 205504 (56%)     max: 205974 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
4771 Points (1%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 score
min: 28905     avg: 32530     median: 31947 (51%)     max: 36738 Points
35655 Points (56%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 3.0
min: 12136     avg: 15268     median: 15403 (71%)     max: 18567 Points
min: 11230     avg: 12134     median: 11897 (55%)     max: 13274 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
12692 Points (83%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 828     avg: 872     median: 872 (33%)     max: 916 Points
0 Points (0%)
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 4.68     avg: 5.3     median: 5.1 (2%)     max: 6.41 Watt
min: 5.09     avg: 5.5     median: 5.5 (2%)     max: 5.84 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 0.943     avg: 1.1     median: 1 (1%)     max: 1.244 Watt
min: 1.357     avg: 1.4     median: 1.4 (2%)     max: 1.426 Watt

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G → 100% n=14

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G → 85% n=14

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