Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 has 8 CPU cores and can process 8 threads at the same time. The processor was presented in Q3/2018 and is based on the 5. Generation of the Qualcomm Snapdragon series. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 achieved a result of 489 points (single-core) or 1,953 points (multi-core).
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850

CPU lineage

In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Qualcomm Snapdragon 850.

Name: Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
Family: Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
CPU group: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845/850 (2)
Architecture: Kryo 385
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 5
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 has 8 cores. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 is 2.95 GHz. An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads: 8 / 8
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core: 4x Kryo 385 Gold
B-Core: 4x Kryo 385 Silver
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 2.95 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 1.80 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 has the Qualcomm Adreno 630 installed, which has -- streaming multiprocessors (256 shaders).

GPU name: Qualcomm Adreno 630
GPU frequency: 0.70 GHz
GPU (Turbo): No turbo
Compute units: --
Shader: 256
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q1/2018
Max. displays: 2
Generation: 4
Direct X: 11
Technology: 10 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 8 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: Decode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 supports a maximum of 8 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 29.8 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
LPDDR4X-3733
29.8 GB/s
Max. Memory: 8 GB
Memory channels: 4 (Quad Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth: --

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 has a TDP of . Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

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

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 is made in 10 nm and has 3.50 MB cache.

Technology: 10 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: --
L2-Cache: 1.50 MB
L3-Cache: 2.00 MB
AES-NI: No
Operating systems: Android
Virtualization: None
Instruction set (ISA): Armv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions: --
Release date: Q3/2018
Release price: --
Part Number: SDM850
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 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.


Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
45
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
44
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
43
Intel Core i5-5200U Intel Core i5-5200U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
39
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
8C 8T @ 2.95 GHz
30
Intel Core i5-4200U Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
28
Intel Core i5-4300Y Intel Core i5-4300Y
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
26

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
174
Intel Core i5-8350U Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
155
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
154
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
8C 8T @ 2.95 GHz
148
Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
142
AMD Athlon 3000G AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
141
Intel Core i5-6300U Intel Core i5-6300U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
115

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.
AMD Athlon II X4 760K AMD Athlon II X4 760K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
491
Intel Core i5-4202Y Intel Core i5-4202Y
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
490
Intel Core i5-4220Y Intel Core i5-4220Y
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
490
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
8C 8T @ 2.95 GHz
489
Intel Core i3-550 Intel Core i3-550
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
489
AMD A12-9720P AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
489
AMD A8-6500 AMD A8-6500
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
489

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 i5-2500S Intel Core i5-2500S
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1965
Intel Pentium N6211 Intel Pentium N6211
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1955
Intel Pentium N6415 Intel Pentium N6415
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1955
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
8C 8T @ 2.95 GHz
1953
Intel Core i3-4350 Intel Core i3-4350
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1944
Intel Core i5-7300U Intel Core i5-7300U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1943
Intel Core i5-2405S Intel Core i5-2405S
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1942

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.
Intel Core i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.45 GHz
742
Intel Core i7-11800H Intel Core i7-11800H
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.45 GHz
742
Intel Core i9-11900KB Intel Core i9-11900KB
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.45 GHz
742
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
Qualcomm Adreno 630 @ 0.70 GHz
737
HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
ARM Mali-G76 MP16 @ 0.60 GHz
737
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
ARM Mali-G76 MP16 @ 0.60 GHz
737
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Qualcomm Adreno 630 @ 0.70 GHz
737

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