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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 vs Apple A8
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.84 GHz
Apple A8
43 %
2C / 2T · 1.50 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.84 GHz
Apple A8
21 %
2C / 2T · 1.50 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.84 GHz
Apple A8
45 %
2C / 2T · 1.50 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.84 GHz
Apple A8
24 %
2C / 2T · 1.50 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
100 %
Qualcomm Adreno 640
Apple A8
15 %
Apple A8
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Apple A8 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Qualcomm Snapdragon (105) | Apple A series (27) |
| CPU group | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/860 (3) | Apple A8/A8X (2) |
| Architecture | Kryo 485 | A8 |
| Technology | 7 nm | 20 nm |
| Segment | Smartphone / Tablet | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | ||
| Predecessor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 | Apple A7 |
| Successor | Apple A9 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Apple A8 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 | 2 / 2 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 1x Kryo 485 Prime 2.84 GHz |
2x Typhoon 1.50 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 3x Kryo 485 Gold 2.42 GHz |
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| Core Cluster 3: | 4x Kryo 485 Silver 1.80 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 1.75 MB | 1.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 2.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Apple A8 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Qualcomm Adreno 640 | Apple A8 |
| GPU frequency | 0.25 - 0.59 GHz | 0.53 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 4 / 384 | 16 / 128 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 1 | 1 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Technology | 7 nm | 20 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2019 | Q3/2014 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Apple A8 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Qualcomm AI engine | |
| AI specifications | Hexagon 690 @ 7 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Apple A8 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR4X-4266 (34.1 GB/s) | LPDDR3-1600 (12.8 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory channels | 4 | 1 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | ||
| PCIe Bandwidth |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Apple A8 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 5 W | |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Apple A8 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Android | iOS |
| Instruction set | Armv8-A (64 bit) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | ||
| Release date | Q4/2018 | Q3/2014 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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