Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 630

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 4 core processor released in Q4/2015 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2017.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (3) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 (1)
3 Generation 5
Kryo Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.15 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 clocks with 2.20 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.15 GHz
2x Kryo
A-Core 2.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
1.60 GHz
2x Kryo
B-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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 820 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
Hexagon 680 AI specifications Hexagon 642

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 530 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 508
0.62 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
0.62 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.65 GHz
5 GPU Generation 5
14 nm Technology 14 nm
0 Max. displays 0
-- Compute units --
256 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11,1 DirectX Version 12.1

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 530 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 508
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 12 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 10.6 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
LPDDR4-3733 Memory
12 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 10.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q4/2015 Release date Q2/2017
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz
344 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
179 (52%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz
903 (89%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1014 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz
367 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
198 (54%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz
746 (87%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
854 (100%)

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 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz
476 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
Qualcomm Adreno 508 @ 0.65 GHz
163 (34%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz
1362 (74%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1850 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
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