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Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 617. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2014
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
Released
Q4/2015
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617

What's the best choice Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 617? Which processor is faster?

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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 has a base frequency of 1.44 GHz. 6 / 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in Q3/2014.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 has a base frequency of 1.20 GHz. 8 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in Q4/2015.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 20% better clock speed

    1.44 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 21% higher specified turbo frequency

    1.82 GHz left arrow 1.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1247 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1245 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1383 place
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    8 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1285 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1252 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1604 place

Specifications

Technical data
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 808/810 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 610
  • Family
    Qualcomm Snapdragon left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 2
  • 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 Cortex-A57 left arrow 4x Cortex-A53
  • B-Core
    4x Cortex-A53 left arrow 4x Cortex-A53
  • Base Frequency
    1.44 GHz left arrow 1.2 GHz
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    1.82 GHz left arrow 1.5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    1.82 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 1.2 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
    11 left arrow 11
  • Execution units
    0 left arrow 0
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 4
  • GPU Frequency
    600 MHz left arrow 550 MHz
  • GPU name
    Qualcomm Adreno 418 left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 405
  • GPU Turbo
    600 MHz left arrow 550 MHz
  • Max. displays
    0 left arrow 0
  • Release date
    Q2/2014 left arrow Q1/2014
  • Shader
    128 left arrow 48
  • Technology
    20 nm left arrow 28 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
    Conflicting source values: Decode / Encode | No left arrow Conflicting source values: Decode / Encode | No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 808. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 1
  • Memory type
    LPDDR3-933 left arrow LPDDR3-933
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 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 808 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 617, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Cortex-A57 / Cortex-A53 left arrow Cortex-A53
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Part Number
    MSM8992 left arrow MSM8952
  • Release date
    Q3/2014 left arrow Q4/2015
  • Technology
    20 nm left arrow 28 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 808 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 617.

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.

176.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
112.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
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.

463.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
428.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

154.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
53.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617

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