Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently. It was released in Q4/2022 and belongs to the 2 generation of the Qualcomm Snapdragon series.
Name: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Family: Qualcomm Snapdragon
Group: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the A-Core is 3.2 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 Cortex-X3
Cores B: 4x Cortex-A715/A710
Cores C: 3x Cortex-A510
Core architecture: hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 3.2 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 2.8 GHz
C-Core Frequency: 2.0 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 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 740
GPU frequency: 0.68 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: --
Shaders: --
Max. GPU Memory: 12.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 8
Direct X: 12.1
Technology: 4 nm
Release date: Q4/2022

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: LPDDR5X-4200
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 2 is manufactured using a 4 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: 4 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket:
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 0 bytes
Architecture: Cortex-X3 / -A715 / -A510
Operating systems: Android, Windows 10/11 (ARM)
Virtualization: None
Instruction set (ISA): ARMv9-A64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:
Release date: Q4/2022
Release price: --
Part Number: SM8550-AB
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
1281650
1281650
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
8C 8T @ 3.36 GHz
1238550
1238550
MediaTek Dimensity 9000+
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
1083170
1083170

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 1700
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
5478
5478
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
5468
5468
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
5467
5467
Intel Core i5-1145G7
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
5466
5466
Intel Core i7-11370H
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
5466
5466

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-10500TE
6C 12T @ 2.3 GHz
5115
5115
Intel Core i5-1145G7
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
5095
5095
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
5089
5089
Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
5077
5077
Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
5042
5042

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
3656
3656
Apple M2
8C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
3550
3550
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
3482
3482
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
3379
3379
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
8C 16T @ 2.7 GHz
3379
3379

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
1937
1937
Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
1934
1934
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
1932
1932
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
1928
1928
Intel Core i5-11400H
6C 12T @ 2.7 GHz
1922
1922

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
8C 16T @ 2.7 GHz
1526
1526
Intel Xeon W-1290P
10C 20T @ 3.7 GHz
1522
1522
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
1521
1521
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
1520
1520
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
8C 16T @ 2.7 GHz
1517
1517

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 in leaderboards