Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2024-03-14

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 is a 8 core processor. It can process 8 threads concurrently and is based on the 7. gen of the Qualcomm Snapdragon series. The processor was released in Q2/2021. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 scores 996 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 3,240 points.

CPU lineage
Here you can see which group the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870.
Name:	Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Family:	Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
CPU group:	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865/870 (3)
Architecture:	Kryo 585
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	7
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 8 CPU cores of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 clock with 3.20 GHz. The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads:	8 / 8
Core architecture:	hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
A-Core:	1x Kryo 585 Prime
B-Core:	3x Kryo 585 Gold
C-Core:	4x Kryo 585 Silver

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
A-Core Frequency:	3.20 GHz
B-Core Frequency:	2.42 GHz
C-Core Frequency:	1.80 GHz

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.

AI hardware:	Qualcomm AI engine
AI specifications:	Hexagon 698 @ 15 TOPS

Internal Graphics

With the Qualcomm Adreno 650, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 has an build in graphic solution. It has 2 SM processors, which have a total of 512 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name:	Qualcomm Adreno 650
GPU frequency:	0.25 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	0.67 GHz
Compute units:	2
Shader:	512
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q4/2019

Max. displays:	1
Generation:	6
Direct X:	12.0
Technology:	7 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	--
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 supports up to 16 GB memory in up to 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 44.0 GB/s.

LPDDR5-5500 LPDDR4X-4266	44.0 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Max. Memory:	16 GB
Memory channels:	4 (Quad Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth:	--

Thermal Management With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 has a TDP of 10 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	10 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 has a 9.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology:	7 nm
Chip design:	Chiplet
Socket:	--
L2-Cache:	2.00 MB
L3-Cache:	7.00 MB
AES-NI:	No
Operating systems:	Android

Virtualization:	None
Instruction set (ISA):	Armv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	--
Release date:	Q2/2021
Release price:	--
Part Number:	SM8250-AC
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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Geekbench 6.0.0 on Xiaomi Poco F3 (8 GB LPDDR5), Android 12

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.


	Intel Core i7-5960X 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	1002
	Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	1002
	Intel Core i7-5775C 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	997
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	996
	Intel Core i3-10110Y 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	996
	Intel Core i3-9300T 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	996
	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	996

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.


	Intel Core i3-9100 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	3249
	Intel Core i7-6700TE 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	3244
	Intel Core i7-4770R 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	3241
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	3240
	AMD Ryzen 3 5300U 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	3232
	MediaTek Dimensity 1300 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	3225
	Intel Core i5-4670K 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	3217

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.


	Intel Core i5-7267U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1126
	MediaTek Dimensity 8020 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	1125
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 18C 36T @ 3.60 GHz	1124
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	1121
	MediaTek Dimensity 8100 8C 8T @ 2.85 GHz	1121
	MediaTek Dimensity 7200 8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	1120
	AMD Ryzen 3 1300X 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	1120

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.


	AMD Ryzen 7 3700U 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	3115
	Intel Core i5-4440 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	3114
	Intel Core i5-4570S 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	3113
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	3110
	Intel Core i5-1034G1 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	3090
	Intel Core i5-4690S 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	3089
	Intel Xeon D-1520 4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	3088

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.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4700U AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir) @ 1.60 GHz	1433
	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir) @ 1.60 GHz	1433
	Samsung Exynos 2200 Samsung Xclipse 920 @ 1.30 GHz	1422
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Qualcomm Adreno 650 @ 0.67 GHz	1418
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ Qualcomm Adreno 650 @ 0.67 GHz	1418
	Intel Core i5-1140G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Tiger Lake) @ 1.10 GHz	1406
	Intel Core i5-1130G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Tiger Lake) @ 1.10 GHz	1406

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.


	Google Tensor G2 8C 8T @ 2.85 GHz	789419
	Apple A12Z Bionic 8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz	779044
	Apple A14 Bionic 6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz	729968
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	727650
	Samsung Exynos 2100 8C 8T @ 2.90 GHz	724660
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ 8C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	716498
	Google Tensor 8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	691770

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	708964
	Samsung Exynos 1080 8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	688300
	HiSilicon Kirin 9000 8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz	683679
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	651364
	MediaTek Dimensity 1300 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	647817
	MediaTek Dimensity 1100 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	634870
	HiSilicon Kirin 9000E 8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz	632768

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.


	MediaTek Dimensity 1300 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	6466
	Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3 6C 12T @ 2.00 GHz	6421
	Intel Core i7-4870HQ 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	6412
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	6404
	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	6402
	Intel Xeon D-1528 6C 12T @ 1.90 GHz	6399
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	6398

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).


	Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU) 6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz	15.8
	Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) 6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz	15.8
	Apple M2 8C 8T @ 0.66 GHz	15.8
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	15
	Samsung Exynos 990 8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz	15
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ 8C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	15
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz	15

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,754 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,702 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,026 entries

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
90 entries

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
118 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,391 entries

AI / ML Performance
116 entries

Description of the processor

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 is a high-end smartphone processor from Qualcomm based on the Kryo 585 architecture. The core design comes from ARM and is used under license from Qualcomm.

With 8 CPU cores in a hybrid structure and the use of a high-clocked Prime core, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 is fast enough for all the tasks you want to do with your smartphone. The Prime core clocks at up to 3.2 GHz. It is supplemented by three additional P-cores (Kryo 585 Gold) with a maximum clock frequency of 2.42 GHz.

4 Kryo 585 Silver CPU cores are available for background tasks or tasks with weak computing power. Although these only clock at 1.8 GHz, they are particularly energy efficient. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 also has the Qualcomm Hexagon 698 AI accelerator, which reaches 15 TOPS and significantly accelerates certain scenarios such as video and image processing.

The Adreno 650 is used as graphics in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870. With 512 texture shaders and a theoretical FP32 computing power of 1.4 TFLOPS, it is fast enough to play modern smartphone games smoothly.

Devices with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 can be equipped with up to 16 GB of RAM. The CPU supports both the older LPDDR4X-4266 memory with a memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s and the newer LPDDR5-5500 memory, which has a maximum of 44 GB/s.

The manufacturer does not specify the TDP and thus the maximum energy consumption of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870, but this can be estimated fairly well with special software. For the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 we assume a TDP of 10 watts, which is identical to other high-end smartphone processors from other manufacturers.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 is manufactured using a 7 nm process, which is relatively energy-saving.

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