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Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2020
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690
Released
Q1/2018
Overall score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

What's the best choice Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 845? Which processor is faster?

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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 has a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q4/2020.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q1/2018.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1208 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1034 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1012 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    53 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1138 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    1.80 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 29 % better overclocked clock speed

    2.80 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1128 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    936 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    488 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    39 place

Specifications

Technical data
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 Qualcomm Snapdragon 690
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
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
    8 left arrow 5
  • CPU group
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
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
    1.70 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.00 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    1.70 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • A core
    2x Kryo 560 Gold left arrow 4x Kryo 385 Gold
  • B core
    6x Kryo 560 Silver left arrow 4x Kryo 385 Silver
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 619L left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 630
  • GPU frequency
    0.95 GHz left arrow 0.70 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Shader
    0 left arrow 256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 8 GB
  • Max. displays
    0 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 4
  • DirectX Version
    12.1 left arrow 11
  • Technology
    8 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2020 left arrow Q1/2018
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)
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • h264
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 690. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-1866 left arrow LPDDR4X-1866
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 8 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 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 690 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 690, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 0.51 MB
  • L3-Cache
    -- left arrow 2.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Kryo 560 left arrow Kryo 385
  • Technology
    8 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q4/2020 left arrow Q1/2018
  • Part Number
    SM6350 left arrow SDM845

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
603
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690
504
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1813
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690
2165
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
AnTuTu 8 benchmark
The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark tests ARM processors by simulating browser and application performance for Android, iOS, AI, SoC
288736
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690
361498
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

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