Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 has 8 CPU cores and can process 8 threads at the same time. The processor was presented in Q1/2021 and is based on the 6. Generation of the Qualcomm Snapdragon series. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 achieved a result of 733 points (single-core) or 2,698 points (multi-core).
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

CPU lineage

In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Qualcomm Snapdragon 860.

Name: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Family: Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
CPU group: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/860 (3)
Architecture: Kryo 485
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 6
Predecessor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 has 8 cores. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 is 2.96 GHz. An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads: 8 / 8
Core architecture: hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
A-Core: 1x Kryo 485 Prime
B-Core: 3x Kryo 485 Gold
C-Core: 4x Kryo 485 Silver
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 2.96 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 2.42 GHz
C-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 690 @ 7 TOPS

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 has the Qualcomm Adreno 640 installed, which has 4 streaming multiprocessors (384 shaders).

GPU name: Qualcomm Adreno 640
GPU frequency: 0.25 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.68 GHz
Compute units: 4
Shader: 384
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q1/2019
Max. displays: 1
Generation: 5
Direct X: 12.0
Technology: 7 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 4 GB
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 / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: No
VC-1: No
JPEG: No

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 supports a maximum of 16 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 34.1 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
LPDDR4X-4266
34.1 GB/s
Max. Memory: 16 GB
Memory channels: 4 (Quad Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth: --

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 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 860 is made in 7 nm and has 5.00 MB cache.

Technology: 7 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: --
L2-Cache: 2.00 MB
L3-Cache: 3.00 MB
AES-NI: No
Operating systems: Android
Virtualization: None
Instruction set (ISA): Armv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions: --
Release date: Q1/2021
Release price: --
Part Number: SM8150-AC
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

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The benchmark results for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 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 Pentium G3430 Intel Pentium G3430
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
735
Intel Pentium G3440 Intel Pentium G3440
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
735
AMD Ryzen 7 2800H AMD Ryzen 7 2800H
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
734
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
733
Intel Core i7-2960XM Intel Core i7-2960XM
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
733
Intel Core M-5Y71 Intel Core M-5Y71
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
733
MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MediaTek Dimensity 1080
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
732

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 i5-6400 Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2706
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
2705
Intel Core i3-8100T Intel Core i3-8100T
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
2700
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
2698
Intel Core i7-4701EQ Intel Core i7-4701EQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2698
Intel Core i7-4700EQ Intel Core i7-4700EQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2698
Intel Core i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2698

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 i5-4670K Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
975
Intel Core i5-4308U Intel Core i5-4308U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
974
Intel Core i5-4430S Intel Core i5-4430S
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
973
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
972
AMD Ryzen 3 3350U AMD Ryzen 3 3350U
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
971
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
971
Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Core i5-5257U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
971

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 i7-5700EQ Intel Core i7-5700EQ
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
2648
Samsung Exynos 990 Samsung Exynos 990
8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz
2645
Intel Core i7-7660U Intel Core i7-7660U
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
2637
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
2634
Intel Core i7-3920XM Intel Core i7-3920XM
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
2632
MediaTek Dimensity 7200 MediaTek Dimensity 7200
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
2630
AMD Athlon Gold 7220U AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2629

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 Core i5-1030G7 Intel Core i5-1030G7
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 @ 1.05 GHz
1075
Intel Core i5-1030NG7 Intel Core i5-1030NG7
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 @ 1.05 GHz
1075
Intel Core i5-1035G7 Intel Core i5-1035G7
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 @ 1.05 GHz
1075
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Qualcomm Adreno 640 @ 0.68 GHz
1037
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
Qualcomm Adreno 640 @ 0.68 GHz
1037
Intel Core i5-6350HQ Intel Core i5-6350HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 @ 0.90 GHz
1037
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
Apple A12X @ 1.13 GHz
1008

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
569732
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
558430
HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz
545690
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
542771
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
6C 6T @ 2.40 GHz
536422
Samsung Exynos 1380 Samsung Exynos 1380
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
513496
MediaTek Dimensity 7030 MediaTek Dimensity 7030
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
512674

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.
Google Tensor Google Tensor
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
612494
Samsung Exynos 2100 Samsung Exynos 2100
8C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
602990
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
598103
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
560128
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
523650
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
523068
Samsung Exynos 990 Samsung Exynos 990
8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz
510697

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).
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
10
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
10
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
10
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz
7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
7

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