Qualcomm Snapdragon 400

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
Benchmarks & Specs

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 was a defining processor of its era, specifically designed for mobile devices. It was based on the efficient Cortex-A7 architecture and was characterized by remarkable energy efficiency. This enabled devices to have a respectable battery life. This was of great importance to users.

It was manufactured using the then quite modern 28-nm process. This contributed significantly to the chip's optimized power consumption. Another strength was its integrated graphics unit, the Qualcomm Adreno 306. This provided reliable graphics performance for the mid-range class at the time.

Everyday applications and simple multimedia content were displayed smoothly. Even some mobile games ran smoothly. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 was widely used in countless smartphones and tablets. It was a crucial building block for the accessibility of mobile technologies. Thus, it contributed significantly to the worldwide spread of Android devices.

It offered a balanced combination of cost and solid performance. We remember its role as a reliable foundation for many entry-level and mid-range smartphones. It showed that even affordable devices could offer a good user experience.
  • High energy efficiency
  • Solid integrated graphics
  • Significant contribution to mobile technology dissemination

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank ? / ?
In segment Smartphone / Tablet
Multi-core performance
Rank ? / ?
In segment Smartphone / Tablet
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

MediaTek MT6589
4C / 4T · 1.20 GHz
75
Samsung Exynos 3470
4C / 4T · 1.40 GHz
74
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
4C / 4T · 1.60 GHz
73
MediaTek MT8127
4C / 4T · 1.30 GHz
72
MediaTek MT8382
4C / 4T · 1.30 GHz
72
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

MediaTek MT6739
4C / 4T · 1.50 GHz
321
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 LTE
4C / 4T · 1.20 GHz
282
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
4C / 4T · 1.60 GHz
273
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
8C / 8T · 2.40 GHz
268
MediaTek MT8127
4C / 4T · 1.30 GHz
261
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 205
Qualcomm Adreno 304
19
Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
Qualcomm Adreno 304
19
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
Qualcomm Adreno 306
19
MediaTek MT8163V/B
ARM Mali-T720 MP2
18
MediaTek MT6735M
ARM Mali-T720 MP2
17

More benchmarks

At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyQualcomm Snapdragon (105)
CPU groupQualcomm Snapdragon 400 (1)
ArchitectureCortex-A7
Technology28 nm
SegmentSmartphone / Tablet
Socket
Generation2
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 4x Cortex-7
Frequency: 1.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):
L2-Cache
L3-Cache
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameQualcomm Adreno 306
GPU frequency0.40 - 0.40 GHz
CUs / Shader / 24
Raytracing
Max. displays0
Max. GPU Memory
Technology28 nm
Release dateQ3/2012

NPU AI performance

PropertyValue
AI hardwareQualcomm AI engine
AI specificationsHexagon QDSP6
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
LPDDR3
LPDDR2
--
--
PropertyValue
Max. Memory
Memory channels1
ECC
PCIe
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designChiplet
AES-NI
Operating systemsAndroid
Instruction setArmv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions
Release dateQ4/2012
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
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