Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 vs Apple A13 Bionic. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2018
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Released
Q3/2019
Overall score
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Apple A13 Bionic
Apple A13 Bionic

What's the best choice Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 or Apple A13 Bionic? Which processor is faster?

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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q4/2018.

Apple A13 Bionic has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 6 W. Released in Q3/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1082 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 7% better overclocked clock speed

    2.84 GHz left arrow 2.65 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    895 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    875 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    336 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    29 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    899 place
Apple A13 Bionic Reasons to consider
Apple A13 Bionic
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    557 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple A13 Bionic CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    296 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    741 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    489 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    16 place
  • AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
    14 place

Specifications

Technical data
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
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 Apple A series
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 13
  • CPU group
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/860 left arrow Apple A13
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Apple A12 Bionic
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Apple A14 Bionic
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
    1.80 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.84 GHz left arrow 2.65 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 6
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • A core
    1x Kryo 485 Prime left arrow 2x Lightning
  • B core
    3x Kryo 485 Gold left arrow 4x Thunder
  • C core
    4x Kryo 485 Silver left arrow --
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 640 left arrow Apple A13
  • GPU frequency
    0.25 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.59 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow 4
  • Shader
    384 left arrow 384
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow 4 GB
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 1
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 10
  • DirectX Version
    12.0 left arrow
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2019 left arrow Q3/2019
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple A13 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-4266 left arrow LPDDR4X-4266
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow 4 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 1
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 and Apple A13 Bionic to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    left arrow 6 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • L2-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow --
  • Architecture
    Kryo 485 left arrow A13 (Lightning / Thunder)
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q4/2018 left arrow Q3/2019
  • Part Number
    SM8150 left arrow --

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 and Apple A13 Bionic.

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
724
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
1336
Apple A13 Bionic
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
2578
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
3187
Apple A13 Bionic
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
899
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
732
Apple A13 Bionic
AnTuTu 8 benchmark
The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark tests ARM processors by simulating browser and application performance for Android, iOS, AI, SoC
432560
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
523650
Apple A13 Bionic

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