Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 has 8 CPU cores and can process 8 threads at the same time. The processor was presented in Q4/2016 and is based on the 3. Generation of the Qualcomm Snapdragon series. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 achieved a result of 273 points (single-core) or 1,181 points (multi-core).
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626

CPU lineage

In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Qualcomm Snapdragon 626.

Name: Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
Family: Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
CPU group: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625/626 (2)
Architecture: Cortex-A53
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 3
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 has 8 cores. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 is 2.20 GHz. An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads: 8 / 8
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 8x Cortex-A53
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): --
Turbo Frequency (8 Cores): 2.20 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

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 has the Qualcomm Adreno 506 installed, which has -- streaming multiprocessors (96 shaders).

GPU name: Qualcomm Adreno 506
GPU frequency: 0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.65 GHz
Compute units: --
Shader: 96
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q4/2015
Max. displays: 0
Generation: 5
Direct X: 11
Technology: 14 nm
Max. GPU Memory: --
Frame Generation: No

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 & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 supports a maximum of 4 GB 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 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

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 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 626 is made in 14 nm and has 0.00 MB cache.

Technology: 14 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: Q4/2016
Release price: --
Part Number: MSM8953 Pro
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 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.
AMD A8-3520M AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
277
AMD A4-3305M AMD A4-3305M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
276
Samsung Exynos 7904 Samsung Exynos 7904
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
276
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
273
AMD A4-3310MX AMD A4-3310MX
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
273
Intel Pentium T3200 Intel Pentium T3200
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
272
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
271

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 Core M-5Y10c Intel Core M-5Y10c
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
1184
HiSilicon Kirin 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1183
Intel Core i3-3130M Intel Core i3-3130M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1183
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1181
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

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.
Samsung Exynos 850 Samsung Exynos 850
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
219
Intel Atom C3508 Intel Atom C3508
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
215
Intel Pentium J3710 Intel Pentium J3710
4C 4T @ 2.64 GHz
211
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
208
Intel Core i3-2357M Intel Core i3-2357M
2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
206
Intel Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
203
Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
202

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 Celeron G1850 Intel Celeron G1850
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
920
Intel Core i3-4010Y Intel Core i3-4010Y
2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
920
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
917
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
910
Samsung Exynos 7904 Samsung Exynos 7904
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
910
Intel Core i3-2120T Intel Core i3-2120T
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
903
Intel Core i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
898

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 Celeron N3350 Intel Celeron N3350
Intel HD Graphics 500 @ 0.65 GHz
125
Intel Celeron N4000 Intel Celeron N4000
Intel UHD Graphics 600 @ 0.65 GHz
125
Intel Celeron N4020 Intel Celeron N4020
Intel UHD Graphics 600 @ 0.65 GHz
125
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
Qualcomm Adreno 506 @ 0.65 GHz
125
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz
122
HiSilicon Kirin 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz
122
HiSilicon Kirin 810 HiSilicon Kirin 810
ARM Mali-G52 MP6 @ 0.85 GHz
122

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