Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has 8 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 1. gen of the Qualcomm Snapdragon series. The processor was released in Q1/2022. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 scores 1,229 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 3,722 points.
CPU lineageThe segment in which we have classified the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. 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 8 Gen 1. |
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| Name: | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Family: | Qualcomm Snapdragon |
| CPU group: | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7/8 Gen 1 |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 1 |
| Predecessor: | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
| Successor: | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is 3.00 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 (Prime / big.LITTLE) |
| A-Core: | 1x Kryo Prime |
| B-Core: | 3x Kryo Gold |
| C-Core: | 4x Kryo Silver |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | No |
| Overclocking: | No |
| A-Core Frequency: | 3.00 GHz |
| B-Core Frequency: | 2.50 GHz |
| C-Core Frequency: | 1.80 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 uses the Qualcomm Adreno 730, which has 0 texture shaders and 0 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | Qualcomm Adreno 730 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.82 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | No turbo |
| Execution units: | 0 |
| Shader: | 0 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 8 GB |
| Max. displays: | 0 |
| Generation: | 7 |
| Direct X: | 12.1 |
| Technology: | 4 nm |
| Release date: | Q1/2022 |
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 / Encode |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode / Encode |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe processor can use up to 16 GB memory in 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system. |
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| Memory type: | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max. Memory: | 16 GB |
| Memory channels: | 4 (Quad Channel) |
| Bandwidth: | -- |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | |
| AES-NI: | No |
Thermal ManagementThe 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. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | -- |
Technical details
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is made in 4 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 8.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.
| Technology: | 4 nm |
| Chip design: | Chiplet |
| Socket: | -- |
| L2-Cache: | 2.00 MB |
| L3-Cache: | 6.00 MB |
| Architecture: | Cortex-X2 / -A710 / -A510 |
| Operating systems: | Android, Windows 10 (ARM) |
| Virtualization: | None |
| Instruction set (ISA): | ARMv9-A64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | |
| Release date: | Q1/2022 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | SM8450 |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 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 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.
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AMD EPYC 7402P
24C 48T @ 3.35 GHz |
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Intel Celeron G6900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7302P
16C 32T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7702
64C 128T @ 3.35 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-3970X
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4710HQ
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4770T
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-3960X
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Xeon D-2123IT
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-9100T
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6346
16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 5625C
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon W-2155
10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5320
26C 52T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7700K
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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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.|
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Intel Core i5-9500T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4770K
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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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.|
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
Qualcomm Adreno 730 @ 0.90 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 9000
ARM Mali-G78 MP24 @ 0.76 GHz |
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Apple M1 (7-GPU)
Apple M1 (7 Core) @ 1.30 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Qualcomm Adreno 730 @ 0.82 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-1360P
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-1370P
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-13700H
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.50 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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MediaTek Dimensity 9000
8C 8T @ 3.05 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 2200
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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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.|
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Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4940MX
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6820EQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,597 entries
1,597 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,546 entries
1,546 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,357 entries
2,357 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,330 entries
2,330 entries
FP32 SP iGPU
1,872 entries
1,872 entries
AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
85 entries
85 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,290 entries
2,290 entries
News and articles for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ vs Apple A16 and Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
Posted by Stefan on 2022-09-22
With the Dimensity 9000+, Mediatek presents the latest of its smartphone chips. The successor to the Mediatek Dimensity 9000 achieves higher CPU and GPU clock frequencies thanks to better binning. The CPU clock of the prime core (A core) increases from 3.0 to 3.2 GHz. And the ARM Mali-G710 MP10 GPU can now clock at 0.9 GHz (previously 0.85 GHz).
Both are a good improvement over the Dimensity 9000 in theory but the increase in performance should not usually be noticeable in practice. In the end, the overall performance of the Mediatek Dimensity 9000+ is impressive: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is beaten in Geekbench 5 in both the single-core and multi-core benchmarks.
Both are a good improvement over the Dimensity 9000 in theory but the increase in performance should not usually be noticeable in practice. In the end, the overall performance of the Mediatek Dimensity 9000+ is impressive: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is beaten in Geekbench 5 in both the single-core and multi-core benchmarks.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is more powerful and efficient
Posted by Stefan on 2022-07-11
Qualcomm is changing the contract manufacturer from Samsung to TSMC for the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. By switching to the TSMC 4 nm manufacturing process, the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is not only 10 percent faster but also 15 percent more efficient than its predecessor. This makes Qualcomm's TOP SoC one of the fastest smartphone chips on the market.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is a processor that was released in the first quarter of 2022 and is mainly used in top smartphones. The following smartphones, among others, are equipped with the processor: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4, Huawei Mate 50, Motorola X30 or the ASUS Zenfone 9. It is based on the chiplet design and on the ARMv9-A64 (64 bit) instruction set.
The processor consists of 8 cores composed of a hybrid Prime / big-LITTLE core architecture. In detail, there is a prime processor core (codename Kryo Prime) clocking at 3.00 gigahertz, 3 high-performance cores (Kryo Gold) clocking at 2.50 gigahertz and 4 efficiency cores (codename Kryo Silver) clocking at 1.80 gigahertz. The cores do not support hyperthreading and the processor cannot be overclocked either. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has a 2.00 megabyte level 2 cache and a 6.00 megabyte level 3 cache.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 scores 1229 single-core points and 3828 multi-core points in the Geekbench 5 benchmark.
The in-house Qualcomm Adreno 730 is used as the internal graphics unit. This iGPU clocks at 0.82 gigahertz and was released together with the processor in the first quarter of 2022. The iGPU achieves a FP32 (single precision) computing power of 2236 Gigaflops, which is significantly faster than the iGPU of the Apple Bionic A15 with 5 GPUs (1500 GigaFLOPS), which was released in the third quarter of 2021. The graphics unit supports the decoding of almost all video codecs in hardware, only the AV1 codec is not yet supported.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has 4 memory channels that control 16 gigabytes of LPDDR5-6400 RAM.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 can run Android or Windows 10 (ARM version) as the operating system.
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