Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-11-07

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 has 8 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 4. gen of the Qualcomm Snapdragon series. The processor was released in Q2/2017. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 scores 384 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,728 points.

CPU lineage
The segment in which we have classified the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835. 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 835.
Name:	Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Family:	Qualcomm Snapdragon
CPU group:	Qualcomm Snapdragon 830
Architecture:	Kryo 280
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	4
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 is 2.45 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 280 Gold
B-Core:	4x Kryo 280 Silver

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
A-Core Frequency:	2.45 GHz
B-Core Frequency:	1.90 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 682

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 uses the Qualcomm Adreno 540, which has 384 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 540
GPU frequency:	0.71 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	0.71 GHz
Compute units:	--
Shader:	384
Max. GPU Memory:	--

Max. displays:	0
Generation:	5
Direct X:	11.1
Technology:	10 nm
Release date:	Q1/2017

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.

LPDDR4X-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 835 is made in 10 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:	10 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:	MSM8998
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 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 Phenom II X4 830 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	385
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	385
	UNISOC T618 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	385
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz	384
	AMD Athlon II X3 450 3C 3T @ 3.20 GHz	384
	AMD Athlon II X3 445 3C 3T @ 3.10 GHz	383
	AMD FX-7600P 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	383

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 i7-4610M 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1736
	Intel Atom C2750 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	1734
	Intel Core i3-4370T 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1732
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz	1728
	Intel Xeon E5450 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1728
	Intel Celeron G5925 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	1725
	Intel Core i5-4300M 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1725

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 i3-2120T 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	418
	Samsung Exynos 9810 8C 8T @ 2.90 GHz	417
	UNISOC T700 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	417
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz	416
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	416
	Apple A8 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	412
	Intel Core i3-2370M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	412

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 Core i5-4210U 2C 4T @ 2.35 GHz	1497
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050e 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	1494
	Intel Core i7-860 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	1490
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz	1489
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	1489
	Intel Celeron N5105 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1489
	Intel Atom C5315 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1482

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.


	Apple A12 Bionic Apple A12 @ 1.13 GHz	576
	Intel Core i3-13100 Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.50 GHz	576
	MediaTek Dimensity 820 ARM Mali-G57 MP5 @ 0.90 GHz	576
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Qualcomm Adreno 540 @ 0.71 GHz	567
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) @ 2.20 GHz	563
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) @ 2.20 GHz	563
	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) @ 2.20 GHz	563

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 730 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	282405
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	279403
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G 8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	277965
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz	276983
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	273594
	Apple A9X 2C 2T @ 2.26 GHz	272103
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G 8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	269796

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 i3-4340 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	3540
	Intel Core i7-2635QM 4C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	3540
	Intel Core i7-2630QM 4C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	3531
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz	3521
	Intel Pentium G4560 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	3518
	Intel Core i3-4160 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	3517
	Intel Core i5-6267U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	3505

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,439 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,412 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,700 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,649 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
1,954 entries

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
118 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,340 entries

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