Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
• Family
  Qualcomm Snapdragon Qualcomm Snapdragon
• Generation
  6 3
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Successor
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 -

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 4x Kryo 490 Gold
• A-Core Frequency
  2.96 GHz -
• B-Core
  3x Kryo 485 Gold 4x Kryo 490 Silver
• B-Core Frequency
  2.42 GHz -
• C-Core
  4x Kryo 485 Silver -
• C-Core Frequency
  1.8 GHz -
• Core architecture
  hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• CPU Cores
  8 8
• CPU Threads
  8 8
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Base Frequency
  - 1.8 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  - 2.45 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
  - 2.45 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 7
• Generation
  5 5
• GPU Frequency
  250 MHz 250 MHz
• GPU name
  Qualcomm Adreno 640 Qualcomm Adreno 675
• GPU Turbo
  680 MHz 590 MHz
• Max. displays
  1 1
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB 4 GB
• Release date
  Q1/2019 Q4/2018
• Shader
  384 672
• 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 | Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus. 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-4266

• AES-NI
  No No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  - 7 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Kryo 485 Kryo 490
• 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
• Operating systems
  Android -
• Part Number
  SM8150-AC -
• Release date
  Q4/2018 Q4/2019
• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Virtualization
  None None