Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 vs Apple A5
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 | Apple A5 | |
CPU comparisonQualcomm Snapdragon 617 or Apple A5 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 was released in Q4/2015. The Apple A5 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Apple A5 was released in Q1/2011. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) | Family | Apple A series (22) |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 (4) | CPU group | Apple A5/A5X (2) |
| 2 | Generation | 5 |
| Cortex-A53 | Architecture | A5 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | Apple A6 |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz. The Apple A5 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 | Characteristic | Apple A5 |
| 8 | Cores | 2 |
| 8 | Threads | 2 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.50 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
A-Core | 1.00 GHz 2x Cortex-A9 |
| 1.20 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
B-Core | -- |
NPU AI performanceThe performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 | Characteristic | Apple A5 |
| Qualcomm AI engine | AI hardware | -- |
| Hexagon 546 | AI specifications | -- |
| -- | NPU + CPU + iGPU | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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| Qualcomm Adreno 405 | GPU | PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores) |
| 0.55 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.20 GHz |
| 0.55 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 4 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 28 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
| 0 | Max. displays | 1 |
| -- | Compute units | 4 |
| 48 | Shader | 32 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 11 | DirectX Version | 10 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| Qualcomm Adreno 405 | GPU | PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores) |
| 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 & PCIeThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A5 can connect up to 1 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 | Characteristic | Apple A5 |
| LPDDR3-1866 | Memory | LPDDR2-800 |
| 4 GB | Max. Memory | 1 GB |
| 1 (Single Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 7.5 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | 1.00 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 has a TDP of --, that of the Apple A5 is --. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 | Characteristic | Apple A5 |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Apple A5 cache has a total of 1.00 MB. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 | Characteristic | Apple A5 |
| 28 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv7-A (32 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | -- |
| -- | Socket | -- |
| None | Virtualization | None |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Android | Operating systems | iOS |
| Q4/2015 | Release date | Q1/2011 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz |
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Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz |
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Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
Qualcomm Adreno 405 @ 0.55 GHz |
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Apple A5
PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores) @ 0.20 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz |
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Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz |
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Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz |
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Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 | Apple A5 |
| Unknown | Apple iPhone 4S Apple iPad 2 |
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