Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2017
Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
Released
Q2/2016
Overall score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430

What's the best choice Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 430? Which processor is faster?

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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 has a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. 4 Cores. Released in Q1/2017.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 has a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q2/2016.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1840 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1477 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1526 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1750 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1841 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1476 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1522 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1755 place

Specifications

Technical data
Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
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
    3 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 425/427 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
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
    1.40 GHz left arrow 1.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    1.40 GHz left arrow 1.40 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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 308 left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 505
  • GPU frequency
    0.50 GHz left arrow 0.45 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.50 GHz left arrow 0.45 GHz
  • Shader
    24 left arrow 48
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 5
  • DirectX Version
    11 left arrow 11
  • Technology
    28 nm left arrow 28 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2016 left arrow Q4/2015
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)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 427. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR3-667 left arrow LPDDR3-800
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    1 left arrow 1
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 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 427 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 427, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A53 left arrow Cortex-A53
  • Technology
    28 nm left arrow 28 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 left arrow Q2/2016
  • Part Number
    MSM8920 left arrow MSM8937

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 430.

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
116
Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
120
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
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
376
Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
420
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
24
Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
22
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430

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