Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 vs Samsung S5L8900

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung S5L8900
Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Samsung S5L8900

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 and the Samsung S5L8900 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 2 core processor released in 2014 with the Samsung S5L8900 which has 1 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2007.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Samsung S5L (3)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 205-212 (4) CPU group Samsung S5L8900 (1)
2 Generation 1
Cortex-A7 Architecture ARM 1176
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Samsung S5L8900 clocks with 0.40 GHz, has 1 CPU cores and can calculate 1 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Characteristic Samsung S5L8900
2 Cores 1
2 Threads 1
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz Frequency 0.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Characteristic Samsung S5L8900
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon QDSP6 AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Qualcomm Adreno 304 GPU PowerVR MBX Lite
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
0.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology 130nm
0 Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 1
24 Shader 1
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Qualcomm Adreno 304 GPU PowerVR MBX Lite
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 208, while the Samsung S5L8900 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Characteristic Samsung S5L8900
LPDDR3-800, LPDDR2-800 Memory
4 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 0
3.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Samsung S5L8900 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Characteristic Samsung S5L8900
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Samsung S5L8900 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 90 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Characteristic Samsung S5L8900
28 nm Technology 90 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
2014 Release date Q1/2007
-- Release price --
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
Qualcomm Adreno 304 @ 0.40 GHz
19 (100%)
Samsung S5L8900 Samsung S5L8900
PowerVR MBX Lite @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Samsung S5L8900
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