Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 has 4 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the Qualcomm Snapdragon series. The processor was released in 2015.
| Name: | Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 |
|---|---|
| Family: | Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) |
| CPU group: | Qualcomm Snapdragon 205-212 (4) |
| Architecture: | Cortex-A7 |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 2 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 is 1.30 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 4 / 4 |
|---|---|
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 4x Cortex-A7 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | No |
|---|---|
| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 1.30 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | -- |
| Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): | -- |
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 QDSP6 |
Internal Graphics
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 uses the Qualcomm Adreno 304, which has 24 texture shaders and -- execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | Qualcomm Adreno 304 |
|---|---|
| GPU frequency: | 0.40 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 0.40 GHz |
| Compute units: | -- |
| Shader: | 24 |
| Hardware Raytracing: | No |
| Release date: | Q3/2015 |
| Max. displays: | 0 |
|---|---|
| Generation: | 3 |
| Direct X: | 11 |
| Technology: | 28 nm |
| Max. GPU Memory: | -- |
| Frame Generation: | No |
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.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode |
|---|---|
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | No |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | No |
| VP9: | No |
| AV1: | No |
|---|---|
| AVC: | No |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe processor can use up to 4 GB memory in 1 (Single Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 4.3 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system. |
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| Memory type: | Memory bandwidth: |
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| LPDDR3-1066 LPDDR2-1066 | 4.3 GB/s 4.3 GB/s |
| Max. Memory: | 4 GB |
| Memory channels: | 1 (Single Channel) |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | |
| PCIe Bandwidth: | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is . The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU. |
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|---|---|
| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | -- |
Technical details
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 is made in 28 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 0.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.
| Technology: | 28 nm |
|---|---|
| Chip design: | Chiplet |
| Socket: | -- |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | -- |
| AES-NI: | No |
| Operating systems: | Android |
| Virtualization: | None |
|---|---|
| Instruction set (ISA): | Armv7-A (32 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | -- |
| Release date: | 2015 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | MSM8909AA |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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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.
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