Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 is a 8 core processor. It can process 8 threads concurrently and is based on the 2. gen of the Qualcomm Snapdragon series. The processor was released in Q4/2015. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 scores 287 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 1,176 points.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617

CPU lineage

Here you can see which group the Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 617.

Name: Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
Family: Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
CPU group: Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 (4)
Architecture: Cortex-A53
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 2
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 8 CPU cores of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 clock with 1.50 GHz. The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads: 8 / 8
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core: 4x Cortex-A53
B-Core: 4x Cortex-A53
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 1.50 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 1.20 GHz

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 546

Internal Graphics

With the Qualcomm Adreno 405, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 has an build in graphic solution. It has -- SM processors, which have a total of 48 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name: Qualcomm Adreno 405
GPU frequency: 0.55 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.55 GHz
Compute units: --
Shader: 48
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q1/2014
Max. displays: 0
Generation: 4
Direct X: 11
Technology: 28 nm
Max. GPU Memory: --
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

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 & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 supports up to 4 GB memory in up to 1 (Single Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 7.5 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
LPDDR3-1866
7.5 GB/s
Max. Memory: 4 GB
Memory channels: 1 (Single Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth: --

Thermal Management

With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 has a TDP of .

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

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 has a 0.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology: 28 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: --
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: --
AES-NI: No
Operating systems: Android
Virtualization: None
Instruction set (ISA): Armv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions: --
Release date: Q4/2015
Release price: --
Part Number: MSM8952
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 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.
Intel Core i3-4010Y Intel Core i3-4010Y
2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
291
Intel Pentium T3400 Intel Pentium T3400
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
290
AMD A8-5545M AMD A8-5545M
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
288
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
287
AMD Athlon II X3 405e AMD Athlon II X3 405e
3C 3T @ 2.30 GHz
287
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
287
MediaTek Helio P60 MediaTek Helio P60
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
286

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 6305E Intel Celeron 6305E
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
1180
Intel Core i5-4200U Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1180
AMD Phenom II X4 820 AMD Phenom II X4 820
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1177
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
1176
Intel Core i3-5010U Intel Core i3-5010U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
1173
Intel Core i7-3517U Intel Core i7-3517U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1171
Intel Core i3-550 Intel Core i3-550
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1170

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 Celeron 1000M Intel Celeron 1000M
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
317
MediaTek Helio P60 MediaTek Helio P60
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
314
NVIDIA Tegra X1 NVIDIA Tegra X1
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
308
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
301
Intel Celeron J3355E Intel Celeron J3355E
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
301
Intel Celeron J3355 Intel Celeron J3355
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
301
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
294

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 Pentium G860 Intel Pentium G860
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
882
Intel Celeron J3455 Intel Celeron J3455
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
874
Intel Celeron J3455E Intel Celeron J3455E
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
874
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
867
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
866
Intel Pentium G3220T Intel Pentium G3220T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
861
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
854

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.
MediaTek Helio P23 MediaTek Helio P23
ARM Mali-G71 MP2 @ 0.77 GHz
53
Samsung Exynos 7884 Samsung Exynos 7884
ARM Mali-G71 MP2 @ 0.77 GHz
53
Samsung Exynos 7904 Samsung Exynos 7904
ARM Mali-G71 MP2 @ 0.77 GHz
53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
Qualcomm Adreno 405 @ 0.55 GHz
53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 Qualcomm Snapdragon 610
Qualcomm Adreno 405 @ 0.55 GHz
53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
Qualcomm Adreno 405 @ 0.55 GHz
53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
Qualcomm Adreno 405 @ 0.55 GHz
53

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 Core2 Duo E6600 Intel Core2 Duo E6600
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
901
Intel Core i3-2375M Intel Core i3-2375M
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
900
Intel Core i3-2377M Intel Core i3-2377M
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
900
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
893
Intel Celeron 1017U Intel Celeron 1017U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
890
AMD E1-2500 AMD E1-2500
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
888
AMD E1-6010 AMD E1-6010
2C 2T @ 1.35 GHz
885

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