Qualcomm Snapdragon 617

Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
Benchmarks & Specs

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 established itself as a very reliable option for smartphones at the time. This processor relied on the Cortex-A53 architecture, thus bringing 64-bit capability to a broader range of mobile devices. Users benefited from consistently balanced performance that was perfectly adequate for everyday applications and multitasking.

The chip was manufactured using the 28 nm process, giving it solid energy efficiency for its generation. A clear highlight was the integrated Qualcomm Adreno 405 graphics unit. It not only enabled an appealing display of multimedia content, but also handled many popular mobile games smoothly.

This graphics performance was a decisive advantage at the time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 was a reliable chip that made many essential functions accessible to a broad user base. We remember it as a processor that always conscientiously performed its tasks and offered a consistently stable user experience.

It was a foundation for many popular devices and impressed with its consistency.
  • Cortex-A53 Architecture
  • Integrated Qualcomm Adreno 405 Graphics
  • 64-Bit Capability
  • Solid Energy Efficiency

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 150 / 176
In segment Smartphone / Tablet
Multi-core performance
Rank 154 / 177
In segment Smartphone / Tablet
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

MediaTek Kompanio 500
8C / 8T · 2.00 GHz
317
MediaTek Helio P60
8C / 8T · 2.00 GHz
314
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C / 8T · 1.50 GHz
301
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C / 8T · 2.00 GHz
294
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C / 8T · 1.80 GHz
292
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
910
Samsung Exynos 7904
8C / 8T · 1.80 GHz
910
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C / 8T · 1.50 GHz
867
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
8C / 8T · 1.95 GHz
866
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
854
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

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

Samsung Exynos 7885
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
297
MediaTek MT8183
8C / 8T · 2.00 GHz
294
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C / 8T · 1.50 GHz
287
MediaTek Helio P60
8C / 8T · 2.00 GHz
286
Apple A7
Apple A7 97 %
2C / 2T · 1.40 GHz
278
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

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

HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C / 8T · 2.30 GHz
1,183
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
1,181
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C / 8T · 1.50 GHz
1,176
MediaTek Helio X27
10C / 10T · 2.60 GHz
1,165
Samsung Exynos 9610
8C / 8T · 2.30 GHz
1,164
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Samsung Exynos 7884
ARM Mali-G71 MP2
53
Samsung Exynos 7904
ARM Mali-G71 MP2
53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
Qualcomm Adreno 405
53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 610
Qualcomm Adreno 405
53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
Qualcomm Adreno 405
53

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyQualcomm Snapdragon (105)
CPU groupQualcomm Snapdragon 610 (4)
ArchitectureCortex-A53
Technology28 nm
SegmentSmartphone / Tablet
Socket
Generation2
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads8 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturehybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1: 4x Cortex-A53
1.50 GHz
Core Cluster 2: 4x Cortex-A53
1.20 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameQualcomm Adreno 405
GPU frequency0.55 - 0.55 GHz
CUs / Shader / 48
Raytracing
Max. displays0
Max. GPU Memory
Technology28 nm
Release dateQ1/2014

NPU AI performance

PropertyValue
AI hardwareQualcomm AI engine
AI specificationsHexagon 546
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
LPDDR3-1866
7.5 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory4 GB
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 dateQ4/2015
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
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