Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G has 8 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the Qualcomm Snapdragon series. The processor was released in Q1/2020. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G scores 549 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,676 points.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G. 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 720G.

Name: Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Family: Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
CPU group: Qualcomm Snapdragon 720 (1)
Architecture: Kryo 465
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 2
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G is 2.30 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: 2x Kryo 465 Gold
B-Core: 6x Kryo 465 Silver
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 2.30 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 1.80 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 692 @ 5 TOPS

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G uses the Qualcomm Adreno 618, 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 618
GPU frequency: 0.70 GHz
GPU (Turbo): No turbo
Compute units: --
Shader: 128
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q2/2019
Max. displays: 2
Generation: 6
Direct X: 12.1
Technology: 14 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 4 GB
Frame Generation: No

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): Decode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: Decode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

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.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
LPDDR4X-1866
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 720G is made in 8 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: 8 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: Q1/2020
Release price: --
Part Number: SM7125
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

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The benchmark results for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G 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 i5-4260U Intel Core i5-4260U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
552
Intel Core i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
4C 8T @ 3.46 GHz
552
Intel Core i5-4300Y Intel Core i5-4300Y
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
551
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
549
AMD FX-6350 AMD FX-6350
6C 6T @ 4.20 GHz
549
Intel Pentium G2010 Intel Pentium G2010
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
548
Intel Core i5-4210U Intel Core i5-4210U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
547

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 Pentium G4500 Intel Pentium G4500
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
1684
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1680
Intel Core i5-6198DU Intel Core i5-6198DU
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1678
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1676
Intel Core i3-10110Y Intel Core i3-10110Y
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1675
Intel Pentium G4560T Intel Pentium G4560T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1674
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1672

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 Core i3-4000M Intel Core i3-4000M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
735
Intel Core i7-3770S Intel Core i7-3770S
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
734
Intel Pentium Gold G6400T Intel Pentium Gold G6400T
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
734
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
732
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
732
Intel Core i5-3570S Intel Core i5-3570S
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
732
Intel Pentium G3460 Intel Pentium G3460
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
732

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.
AMD Athlon X4 845 AMD Athlon X4 845
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1772
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 Qualcomm Snapdragon 765
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1772
Intel Core i7-920 Intel Core i7-920
4C 8T @ 2.66 GHz
1771
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1770
Intel Core i5-5200U Intel Core i5-5200U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1770
Intel Core i7-2820QM Intel Core i7-2820QM
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1769
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1768

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 5205U Intel Celeron 5205U
Intel UHD Graphics (Comet Lake) @ 0.90 GHz
361
Intel Celeron N5105 Intel Celeron N5105
Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Jasper Lake) @ 0.90 GHz
360
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
Qualcomm Adreno 615 @ 0.70 GHz
358
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Qualcomm Adreno 618 @ 0.70 GHz
358
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
Qualcomm Adreno 618 @ 0.70 GHz
358
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.40 GHz
358
Intel Core i3-11100B Intel Core i3-11100B
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.40 GHz
358

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
HiSilicon Kirin 810 HiSilicon Kirin 810
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
338464
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
338464
MediaTek Dimensity 810 MediaTek Dimensity 810
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
334641
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
332605
MediaTek Helio G90T MediaTek Helio G90T
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
327844
MediaTek Dimensity 720 MediaTek Dimensity 720
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
325893
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
315497

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz
276983
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
273594
Apple A9X Apple A9X
2C 2T @ 2.26 GHz
272103
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
269796
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
260173
Apple A10 Fusion Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz
227804
MediaTek Helio G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
224637

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 Core i5-7260U Intel Core i5-7260U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
3944
Intel Core i5-3340S Intel Core i5-3340S
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
3922
AMD Athlon 300U AMD Athlon 300U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
3917
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
3911
Intel Celeron J6412 Intel Celeron J6412
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
3908
Intel Core i7-2675QM Intel Core i7-2675QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
3892
Intel Pentium Gold G5600F Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
3885

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 Qualcomm Snapdragon 765
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
5.5
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
5.5
Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
5.5
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
5
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.55 GHz
5
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
5
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
5

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