Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/860
• Family
  Qualcomm Snapdragon Qualcomm Snapdragon
• Generation
  6 6
• Predecessor
  - Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile

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

• A-Core
  1x Kryo 485 Prime 1x Kryo 485 Prime
• B-Core
  3x Kryo 485 Gold 3x Kryo 485 Gold
• Base Frequency
  1.8 GHz 1.8 GHz
• C-Core
  4x Kryo 485 Silver 4x Kryo 485 Silver
• Core architecture
  hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
• CPU Cores
  8 8
• CPU Threads
  8 8
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  2.84 GHz 2.96 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
  2.42 GHz 2.42 GHz

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
  12.0 12.0
• Execution units
  4 4
• Generation
  5 5
• GPU Frequency
  250 MHz 250 MHz
• GPU name
  Qualcomm Adreno 640 Qualcomm Adreno 640
• GPU Turbo
  590 MHz 680 MHz
• Max. displays
  1 1
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB 4 GB
• Release date
  Q1/2019 Q1/2019
• Shader
  384 384
• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Max. Memory
  16 GB 16 GB
• Memory channels
  4 4
• Memory type
  LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR4X-2133

• AES-NI
  No No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 860, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Kryo 485 Kryo 485
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• L2-Cache
  2.00 MB 2.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  3.00 MB 3.00 MB
• Part Number
  SM8150 SM8150-AC
• Release date
  Q4/2018 Q1/2021
• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Virtualization
  None None