Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 has 4 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the Qualcomm Snapdragon series. The processor was released in Q1/2013. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 scores 148 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 429 points.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600.

Name: Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
Family: Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
CPU group: Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 (1)
Architecture: Krait
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 2
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 is 1.70 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 Krait
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.70 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 600 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 uses the Qualcomm Adreno 320, which has 16 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 320
GPU frequency: 0.55 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.55 GHz
Compute units: --
Shader: 16
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q1/2012
Max. displays: 0
Generation: 3
Direct X: --
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): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: No
VC-1: No
JPEG: No

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 8 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
LPDDR3-1600
12.8 GB/s
Max. Memory: 8 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth: --

Thermal Management

The 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.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 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: Q1/2013
Release price: --
Part Number: APQ8064T
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

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The benchmark results for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 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.


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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
151
AMD E1-2500 AMD E1-2500
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
150
MediaTek MT6752 MediaTek MT6752
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
149
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
148
MediaTek Helio A20 MediaTek Helio A20
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
148
Intel Celeron N2805 Intel Celeron N2805
2C 2T @ 1.46 GHz
148
UNISOC SC9863A UNISOC SC9863A
8C 8T @ 1.20 GHz
147

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 E1500 Intel Celeron E1500
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
433
MediaTek MT8693 MediaTek MT8693
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
433
MediaTek MT6737T MediaTek MT6737T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
431
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
429
Intel Celeron N3010 Intel Celeron N3010
2C 2T @ 2.24 GHz
427
AMD Athlon II X2 250u AMD Athlon II X2 250u
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
423
AMD A4-3300 AMD A4-3300
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
423

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