Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 has 4 CPU cores and can process 4 threads at the same time. The processor was presented in Q4/2015 and is based on the 3. Generation of the Qualcomm Snapdragon series. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 achieved a result of 344 points (single-core) or 903 points (multi-core).
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

CPU lineage

In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Qualcomm Snapdragon 820.
Name: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Family: Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
CPU group: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (3)
Architecture: Kryo
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 3
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 has 4 cores. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 is 2.15 GHz. An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.
CPU Cores / Threads: 4 / 4
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core: 2x Kryo
B-Core: 2x Kryo
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 2.15 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 1.60 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 820 has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 has the Qualcomm Adreno 530 installed, which has -- streaming multiprocessors (256 shaders).
GPU name: Qualcomm Adreno 530
GPU frequency: 0.62 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.62 GHz
Compute units: --
Shader: 256
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q4/2015
Max. displays: 0
Generation: 5
Direct X: 11,1
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
VP8: Decode
VP9: Decode
AV1: No
AVC: No
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 supports a maximum of 12 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 14.9 GB/s.
Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
LPDDR4-3733
14.9 GB/s
Max. Memory: 12 GB
Memory channels: 4 (Quad Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth: --

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 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 820 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: Q4/2015
Release price: --
Part Number: MSM8996
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

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The benchmark results for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 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 i3-4020Y Intel Core i3-4020Y
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
348
Intel Celeron E3300 Intel Celeron E3300
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
347
Samsung Exynos 9611 Samsung Exynos 9611
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
347
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz
344
UNISOC T610 UNISOC T610
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
344
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
344
AMD Athlon II X4 620e AMD Athlon II X4 620e
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
344

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.
AMD Athlon II X3 425e AMD Athlon II X3 425e
3C 3T @ 2.70 GHz
909
Intel Celeron G1820TE Intel Celeron G1820TE
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
909
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200
4C 4T @ 2.33 GHz
905
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz
903
Intel Core i5-2467M Intel Core i5-2467M
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
902
Intel Celeron N4020 Intel Celeron N4020
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
896
HiSilicon Kirin 659 HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
893

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 i3-2328M Intel Core i3-2328M
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
369
Intel Core i3-2330E Intel Core i3-2330E
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
369
Intel Core i3-2330M Intel Core i3-2330M
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
369
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz
367
Samsung Exynos 9611 Samsung Exynos 9611
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
367
UNISOC T606 UNISOC T606
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
365
Intel Celeron N4000C Intel Celeron N4000C
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
365

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 G1620 Intel Celeron G1620
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
760
Intel Pentium 2030M Intel Pentium 2030M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
754
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
752
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz
746
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
736
Intel Core i3-2312M Intel Core i3-2312M
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
731
Intel Core i3-2310M Intel Core i3-2310M
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
731

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.
AMD A8-3800 AMD A8-3800
AMD Radeon HD 6550D @ 0.60 GHz
480
AMD A8-3820 AMD A8-3820
AMD Radeon HD 6550D @ 0.60 GHz
480
AMD A8-3850 AMD A8-3850
AMD Radeon HD 6550D @ 0.60 GHz
480
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz
476
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz
476
Intel Core i9-10880H Intel Core i9-10880H
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461
AMD Ryzen Embedded R2312 AMD Ryzen Embedded R2312
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.20 GHz
461

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 Celeron G1610T Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
1370
Intel Core i3-2370M Intel Core i3-2370M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1365
Intel Core i3-4010Y Intel Core i3-4010Y
2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
1364
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz
1362
Intel Pentium 3550M Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
1358
AMD Athlon II X2 280 AMD Athlon II X2 280
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
1357
AMD A4-5300 AMD A4-5300
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
1347

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,042 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries




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