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Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2020
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690
Released
Q1/2021
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

What's the best choice Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 888? 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 base frequency of 1.70 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in Q4/2020.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 has a base frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences


Positions in all rankings

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

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    860 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    796 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    52 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    1.80 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 42 % higher specified turbo frequency

    2.84 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    300 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    464 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    140 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    2 place

Specifications

Technical data
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 Qualcomm Snapdragon 690
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
  • Family
    Qualcomm Snapdragon left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 8
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    2x Kryo 560 Gold left arrow 1x Kryo 680 Prime
  • B-Core
    6x Kryo 560 Silver left arrow 3x Kryo 680 Gold
  • Base Frequency
    1.7 GHz left arrow 1.8 GHz
  • C-Core
    - left arrow 4x Kryo 680 Silver
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    2 GHz left arrow 2.84 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    1.7 GHz left arrow 2.4 GHz
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.

  • DirectX Version
    12.1 left arrow 12.1
  • Execution units
    0 left arrow 0
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 6
  • GPU Frequency
    950 MHz left arrow 840 MHz
  • GPU name
    Qualcomm Adreno 619L left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 660
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    0 left arrow 0
  • Release date
    Q4/2020 left arrow Q1/2021
  • Shader
    0 left arrow 0
  • Technology
    8 nm left arrow 5 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode left arrow Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 690. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-1866 left arrow LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-3200
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Kryo 560 left arrow Kryo 680
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 1.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    - left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Part Number
    SM6350 left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2020 left arrow Q1/2021
  • Technology
    8 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None

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 888.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

603.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690
1137.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1813.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690
3791.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
AnTuTu 8 benchmark
The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark tests ARM processors by simulating browser and application performance for Android, iOS, AI, SoC

Higher values are better in this metric.

288736.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690
715600.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

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