Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-11-07

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 has 8 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 5. gen of the Qualcomm Snapdragon series. The processor was released in Q2/2017. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 scores 330 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,356 points.

CPU lineage
The segment in which we have classified the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660. 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 660.
Name:	Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
Family:	Qualcomm Snapdragon
CPU group:	Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
Architecture:	Kryo 260
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	5
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 is 2.20 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	8 / 8
Core architecture:	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core:	4x Kryo 260 Gold
B-Core:	4x Kryo 260 Silver

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
A-Core Frequency:	2.20 GHz
B-Core Frequency:	1.84 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 680

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 uses the Qualcomm Adreno 512, which has 128 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 512
GPU frequency:	0.60 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	0.60 GHz
Compute units:	--
Shader:	128
Max. GPU Memory:	--

Max. displays:	0
Generation:	5
Direct X:	11
Technology:	14 nm
Release date:	Q4/2015

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):	Decode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode
VP8:	Decode
VP9:	Decode

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

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 8 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 14.9 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

LPDDR4-3733	14.9 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 660 is made in 14 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:	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:	Q2/2017
Release price:	--
Part Number:	SDM660
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 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.


	HiSilicon Kirin 950 8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	331
	Intel Celeron J3455 4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	331
	Samsung Exynos 8890 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	331
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	330
	Intel Celeron E3200 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	330
	HiSilicon Kirin 955 8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	330
	Samsung Exynos 9610 8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	329

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 i3-6100U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1360
	Intel Core i5-3610ME 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1360
	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1358
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	1356
	AMD A8-3800 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1354
	Intel Celeron G3930T 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	1350
	UNISOC T700 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	1348

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.


	MediaTek Helio X30 10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz	359
	Intel Celeron 2950M 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	352
	Intel Celeron J4105 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	352
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	350
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	350
	Intel Core i3-2312M 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	350
	Intel Core i3-2310M 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	350

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 G4560T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	1308
	Intel Core i5-3380M 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	1295
	Intel Pentium G4500 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	1290
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	1288
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	1288
	Intel Celeron N5100 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	1286
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	1284

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 3205U Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1) @ 0.80 GHz	154
	Intel Celeron 3755U Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1) @ 0.80 GHz	154
	Intel Pentium 3805U Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1) @ 0.80 GHz	154
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 Qualcomm Adreno 512 @ 0.60 GHz	154
	Intel Celeron J3060 Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.70 GHz	147
	Intel Celeron J3160 Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.70 GHz	147
	Intel Celeron J4125 Intel UHD Graphics 600 @ 0.75 GHz	144

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.


	MediaTek Helio P60 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	166740
	HiSilicon Kirin 710A 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	164187
	MediaTek Helio P65 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	158825
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	158369
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	158369
	MediaTek Kompanio 500 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	157963
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	149536

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.


	AMD Athlon II X4 651K 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	2349
	AMD A9-9420 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	2348
	Intel Core i5-4260U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	2345
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	2344
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	2344
	AMD Athlon II X4 651 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	2340
	Intel Pentium G4400T 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	2330

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,432 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,406 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,692 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,642 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
1,945 entries

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
118 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,334 entries

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