Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2017
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Released
Q1/2016
Overall score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite

What's the best choice Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 has a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q4/2017.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite has a maximum frequency of 1.36 GHz. 4 / 4 Cores. Released in Q1/2016.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1641 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 15% better clock speed

    1.60 GHz left arrow 1.36 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1382 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1271 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1375 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    91 place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    876 place

Specifications

Technical data
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Qualcomm Snapdragon left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    1.60 GHz left arrow 1.36 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    1.80 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Qualcomm Adreno 509 left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 530
  • GPU frequency
    0.72 GHz left arrow 0.51 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.72 GHz left arrow 0.51 GHz
  • Shader
    128 left arrow 256
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 5
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2017 left arrow Q4/2015
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite and Qualcomm Snapdragon 636. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4-1333 left arrow LPDDR4-1333
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 636, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • Architecture
    Kryo 260 left arrow Kryo
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q1/2016
  • Part Number
    SDM636 left arrow MSM8996 Lite

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
184
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
407
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite

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