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Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
Summary
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 678, a product of Qualcomm, was once a common choice for many mid-range smartphones. Manufacturing on the 11nm process enabled remarkable energy efficiency. This often resulted in really good battery life for devices. At the heart of this chip beats the Kryo 460 architecture.
It forms a solid foundation for daily tasks. You can see how smoothly general applications run on it. The integrated Qualcomm Adreno 612 is responsible for the graphical representation. It delivers decent performance in media playback. Even lighter games could be displayed smoothly on this chip.
For balanced everyday use, this processor is still a reliable solution. It handles many requirements without visible effort. The maximum memory bandwidth is 15 GB/s. This is absolutely sufficient for most typical usage scenarios. We note: It still delivers a thoroughly solid performance today. This applies to everyday applications and simple entertainment.
It forms a solid foundation for daily tasks. You can see how smoothly general applications run on it. The integrated Qualcomm Adreno 612 is responsible for the graphical representation. It delivers decent performance in media playback. Even lighter games could be displayed smoothly on this chip.
For balanced everyday use, this processor is still a reliable solution. It handles many requirements without visible effort. The maximum memory bandwidth is 15 GB/s. This is absolutely sufficient for most typical usage scenarios. We note: It still delivers a thoroughly solid performance today. This applies to everyday applications and simple entertainment.
- High energy efficiency
- Solid performance for daily tasks
- Decent graphics performance
Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
102 %
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
102 %
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
MediaTek Helio G96
98 %
8C / 8T · 2.05 GHz
8C / 8T · 2.00 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
UNISOC T618
102 %
8C / 8T · 2.00 GHz
8C / 8T · 2.80 GHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
Samsung Exynos 9810
99 %
8C / 8T · 2.90 GHz
8C / 8T · 2.40 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
MediaTek Dimensity 6020
101 %
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
MediaTek Helio G96
99 %
8C / 8T · 2.05 GHz
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
MediaTek Dimensity 720
101 %
8C / 8T · 2.00 GHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.40 GHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
8C / 8T · 2.40 GHz
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
Apple A10 Fusion
101 %
4C / 4T · 2.34 GHz
MediaTek Helio G90
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.05 GHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
MediaTek Helio P90
96 %
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
AI performance (NPU)
8C / 8T · 2.00 GHz
8C / 8T · 2.40 GHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
Google Tensor
53 %
8C / 8T · 2.80 GHz
MediaTek Helio G99
33 %
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
More benchmarks
Specifications
At a glance
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Family | Qualcomm Snapdragon (105) |
| CPU group | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675/678 (2) |
| Architecture | Kryo 460 |
| Technology | 11 nm |
| Segment | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | |
| Generation | 7 |
| Predecessor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 Q1/2019 |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x Kryo 460 Gold 2.20 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 6x Kryp 460 Silver 1.70 GHz |
| L2-Cache | |
| L3-Cache | |
| Overclocking | No |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| GPU name | Qualcomm Adreno 612 |
| GPU frequency | 0.85 - 0.85 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 0 |
| Max. GPU Memory | |
| Technology | 11 nm |
| Release date | Q4/2015 |
NPU AI performance
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| AI hardware | Qualcomm AI engine |
| AI specifications | Hexagon 685 @ 3 TOPS |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
| Memory type | Memory bandwidth |
|---|---|
| LPDDR4X-3733 | 14.9 GB/s |
| Property | Value |
| Max. Memory | 8 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 |
| ECC | ✗ |
| PCIe | |
| PCIe Bandwidth |
Thermal Management
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| TDP | |
| TDP (PL2) | |
| TDP up | |
| TDP down | |
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Android |
| Instruction set | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | |
| Release date | Q4/2020 |
| Release price | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
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