| Name: | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Family: | Qualcomm Snapdragon |
| Group: | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7/8 Gen 1 |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 1 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2022 and belongs to the 1 generation of the Qualcomm Snapdragon series.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the A-Core is 3.0 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores: | 8 |
| Threads: | 8 |
| Cores A: | 1x Kryo Prime |
| Cores B: | 3x Kryo Gold |
| Cores C: | 4x Kryo Silver |
| Core architecture: | hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) |
| Hyperthreading: | No |
| Overclocking: | No |
| A-Core Frequency: | 3.0 GHz |
| B-Core Frequency: | 2.5 GHz |
| C-Core Frequency: | 1.8 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | Qualcomm Adreno 730 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.82 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | -- |
| Execution units: | -- |
| Shaders: | -- |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 8.0 GB |
| Max. displays: | -- |
| Generation: | 7 |
| Direct X: | 12.1 |
| Technology: | 4 nm |
| Release date: | Q1/2022 |
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 / Encode |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode / Encode |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIe
| Memory type: | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max. Memory: | 16.0 GB |
| Memory channels: | 4 |
| Bandwidth: | -- |
| 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 8 Gen 1 is manufactured using a 4 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 6.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
| Technology: | 4 nm |
| Chip design: | Chiplet |
| Socket: | |
| L2-Cache: | 2.0 MB |
| L3-Cache: | 6.0 MB |
| Architecture: | Cortex-X2 / -A710 / -A510 |
| Operating systems: | Android, Windows 10 (ARM) |
| Virtualization: | None |
| Instruction set (ISA): | ARMv9-A64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | |
| Release date: | Q1/2022 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | SM8450 |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmarks
AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
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MediaTek Dimensity 9000
8C 8T @ 3.05 GHz
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1014250
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz
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1010270
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
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948574
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Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz
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947502
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Samsung Exynos 2200
8C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
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917364
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
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Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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7045
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Intel Core i7-4940MX
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
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7026
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
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7023
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AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
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7020
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
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7020
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i5-9500T
6C 6T @ 2.2 GHz
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3724
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Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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3723
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
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3722
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Intel Core i7-4770K
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
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3715
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AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
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3682
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-4710HQ
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
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3510
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Intel Core i7-4770T
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
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3497
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
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3490
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Intel Core i7-3960X
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
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3488
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Intel Xeon D-2123IT
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
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3482
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
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HiSilicon Kirin 9000
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz
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2332
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Apple M1 (7-GPU)
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
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2290
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
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2236
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Intel Core i7-13705H
14C 20T @ 2.4 GHz
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2230
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Intel Core i9-13905H
14C 20T @ 2.6 GHz
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2230
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
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AMD EPYC 7302P
16C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
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1322
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Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 2.8 GHz
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1322
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
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1322
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Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 2.8 GHz
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1322
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AMD EPYC 7302P
16C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
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1322
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Xeon Gold 5320
26C 52T @ 2.2 GHz
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1229
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Intel Core i7-7700K
4C 8T @ 4.2 GHz
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1229
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
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1229
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Intel Core i7-7700K
4C 8T @ 4.2 GHz
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1229
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Intel Xeon Gold 5320
26C 52T @ 2.2 GHz
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1229
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