Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2023 and belongs to the 6 generation of the Qualcomm Snapdragon series.
Name: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G
Family: Qualcomm Snapdragon
Group: Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 6

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the A-Core is 2.8 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator. Processors with hybrid (big.LITTLE) architecture strike a balance between performance and power efficiency, making them ideal for mobile devices.
CPU Cores: 8
Threads: 8
Cores A: 4x Kryo 265 Gold
Cores B: 4x Kryo 265 Silver
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 2.8 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 1.9 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G uses the Qualcomm Adreno 610, which has 128 texture shaders The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Qualcomm Adreno 610
GPU frequency: --
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: --
Shaders: 128
Max. GPU Memory: 4.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 6
Direct X: 12.1
Technology: 11 nm
Release date: Q2/2019

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: Decode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: LPDDR4X-2133
Max. Memory: 0 bytes
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 17.0 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: No

Thermal Management

TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): None
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G is manufactured using a 6 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 6 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket:
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 0 bytes
Architecture: Kryo 265
Operating systems: Android
Virtualization: None
Instruction set (ISA): ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:
Release date: Q1/2023
Release price: --
Part Number: SM6225-AD
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G
8C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
315497
315497
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
NoneC NoneT @ --
307654
307654
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G
8C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
289664
289664
MediaTek Helio P95
NoneC NoneT @ --
272455
272455
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G
8C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
255141
255141

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
1795
1795
Intel Core i5-4330M
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
1794
1794
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G
8C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
1789
1789
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
NoneC NoneT @ --
1788
1788
MediaTek Dimensity 810
8C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
1788
1788

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-5020U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
1507
1507
Intel Core i7-3540M
2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
1502
1502
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G
8C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
1502
1502
Intel Core i7-3540M
2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
1502
1502
Intel Core i5-4210U
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
1497
1497

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron N5095
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
490
490
Intel Core i3-4020Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
487
487
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G
8C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
487
487
Intel Core i3-4020Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
487
487
Intel Core i3-4012Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
485
485

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium B980
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
447
447
Intel Celeron 2950M
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
446
446
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G
8C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
445
445
Intel Pentium D1517
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
444
444
Intel Celeron G530
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
443
443