Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2021
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Released
Q4/2018
Overall score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx

What's the best choice Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx? Which processor is faster?

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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q1/2021.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 / 8 Cores. Power consumption of 7 W. Released in Q4/2018.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    761 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 4% better overclocked clock speed

    2.96 GHz left arrow 2.84 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    877 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    838 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    305 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    15 place
  • AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
    16 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1088 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    893 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    811 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    126 place

Specifications

Technical data
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
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
    6 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/860 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
  • Predecessor
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ left arrow --
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
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.96 GHz left arrow 2.84 GHz
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    2.42 GHz left arrow 2.84 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (Prime / 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 640 left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 680
  • GPU frequency
    0.25 GHz left arrow 0.25 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.68 GHz left arrow 0.59 GHz
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow 8
  • Shader
    384 left arrow 768
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow 4 GB
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 5
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2019 left arrow Q4/2018
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
  • 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx and Qualcomm Snapdragon 860. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-2133 left arrow LPDDR4X-2133
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 8
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    left arrow 7 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 860, 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
    2.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow 2.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Kryo 485 left arrow Kryo 495
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q4/2018
  • Part Number
    SM8150-AC 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 860 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx.

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
765
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
724
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
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
2698
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
2808
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
1037
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
1843
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx

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