Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-05-05

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 has 4 CPU cores and can process 4 threads at the same time. The processor was presented in Q3/2016 and is based on the 3. Generation of the Qualcomm Snapdragon series. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 achieved a result of 126 points (single-core) or 394 points (multi-core).

CPU lineage
In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Qualcomm Snapdragon 425.
Name:	Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
Family:	Qualcomm Snapdragon
CPU group:	Qualcomm Snapdragon 425/427
Architecture:	Cortex-A53
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	3
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 has 4 cores. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 is 1.40 GHz. An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x Cortex-A53

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	1.40 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:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 has the Qualcomm Adreno 308 installed, which has 0 streaming multiprocessors (24 shaders).

GPU name:	Qualcomm Adreno 308
GPU frequency:	0.50 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	0.50 GHz
Compute units:	0
Shader:	24
Max. GPU Memory:	--

Max. displays:	0
Generation:	3
Direct X:	11
Technology:	28 nm
Release date:	Q1/2016

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):	No
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 supports a maximum of memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 1 (Single Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of --.

LPDDR3-667	--
Max. Memory:
Memory channels:	1 (Single Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth:	--

Thermal Management The Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 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 425 is made in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache.

Technology:	28 nm
Chip design:	Chiplet
Socket:	--
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	--
AES-NI:	No
Operating systems:	Android

Virtualization:	None
Instruction set (ISA):	ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:
Release date:	Q3/2016
Release price:	--
Part Number:	MSM8917
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 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.

Screenshots:

Geekbench 6.0.0 on Samsung Galaxy J6+ (4 GB LPDDR4), Android 10

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.


	MediaTek MT6737T 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	127
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz	127
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz	127
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz	126
	MediaTek MT6750 8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz	126
	MediaTek MT6750T 8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz	124
	MediaTek MT6750N 8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz	124

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 Celeron 847 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	405
	Intel Pentium T2330 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	402
	Samsung Exynos 7580 8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz	399
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz	394
	Intel Celeron N3000 2C 2T @ 2.08 GHz	391
	Intel Pentium E2140 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	389
	MediaTek MT6735 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	389

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Atom x5-Z8350 4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz	152
	Intel Atom E3845 4C 4T @ 1.91 GHz	151
	Intel Atom Z3735F 4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz	146
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz	144
	Intel Atom Z3740 4C 4T @ 1.86 GHz	142
	Intel Atom C2350 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	142
	MediaTek MT6750 8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz	140

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Atom E3845 4C 4T @ 1.91 GHz	455
	Intel Core i3-2357M 2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	440
	Intel Atom x5-Z8350 4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz	424
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz	396
	Intel Atom x5-Z8300 4C 4T @ 1.84 GHz	396
	Intel Atom Z3735F 4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz	392
	Intel Pentium E2180 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	372

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 Atom D2500 Intel GMA 3600 @ 0.40 GHz	26
	Intel Atom N2600 Intel GMA 3600 @ 0.40 GHz	26
	Intel Atom N2800 Intel GMA 3600 @ 0.40 GHz	26
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Qualcomm Adreno 308 @ 0.50 GHz	24
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 Qualcomm Adreno 308 @ 0.50 GHz	24
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Qualcomm Adreno 308 @ 0.50 GHz	24
	MediaTek MT6738 ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.35 GHz	24

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Pentium T2310 2C 2T @ 1.46 GHz	518
	AMD G-T40N 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	516
	Intel Celeron N2820 2C 2T @ 2.39 GHz	512
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz	507
	Intel Atom Z3736F 4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz	502
	Intel Celeron N2807 2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz	499
	MediaTek MT8735 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	496

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,399 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,372 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,648 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,599 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
1,925 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,319 entries

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