Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 415

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 415
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Qualcomm Snapdragon 415

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) 4 core processor released in 02/2016 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2015.
Broadcom BCM (3) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (103)
Broadcom BCM2837B0 (1) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (4)
3 Generation 2
Cortex-A15 Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 clocks with 1.40 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 415
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz Frequency 1.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The 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.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 415
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon V50
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

Broadcom VideoCore 5 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 405
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.55 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.55 GHz
5 GPU Generation 4
40 nm Technology 28 nm
2 Max. displays 0
2 Compute units --
24 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 11

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.

Broadcom VideoCore 5 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 405
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 1 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0), while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 5.4 GB/s enabled.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 415
Memory LPDDR3-1333
1 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
3.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 5.4 GB/s
No ECC No
0.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 415
7 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4 W TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has 0.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 40 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 415
40 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Linux Operating systems Android
02/2016 Release date Q1/2015
35 $ Release price --
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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.
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
Broadcom VideoCore 5 @ 0.40 GHz
20 (37%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 Qualcomm Snapdragon 415
Qualcomm Adreno 405 @ 0.55 GHz
53 (100%)

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.
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 Qualcomm Snapdragon 415
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
100 (100%)

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.
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 Qualcomm Snapdragon 415
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
329 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Qualcomm Snapdragon 415
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Unknown

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