Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2023 and belongs to the 2 generation of the Qualcomm Snapdragon series.
Name: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
Family: Qualcomm Snapdragon
Group: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the A-Core is 3.36 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: 3.36 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 2.8 GHz
C-Core Frequency: 2.0 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy 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: 0.72 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 for Galaxy 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: Q1/2023
Release price: --
Part Number: SM8550-AC
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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
1032680
1032680

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4
10C 20T @ 2.2 GHz
5368
5368
Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
5367
5367
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
8C 8T @ 3.36 GHz
5349
5349
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U
6C 12T @ 2.3 GHz
5342
5342
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
6C 12T @ 2.3 GHz
5342
5342

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-10325
4C 8T @ 3.9 GHz
5027
5027
Intel Core i5-1240U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
5021
5021
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
8C 8T @ 3.36 GHz
5017
5017
Intel Core i7-3970X
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
4981
4981
Intel Xeon D-1548
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
4981
4981

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
3686
3686
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
3686
3686
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
8C 8T @ 3.36 GHz
3681
3681
Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
3656
3656
Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
3656
3656

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
1964
1964
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
1964
1964
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
8C 8T @ 3.36 GHz
1957
1957
Intel Core i7-11375H
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
1948
1948
Intel Core i7-11390H
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
1948
1948

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-1210U
6C 8T @ 1.0 GHz
1575
1575
Intel Core i5-11600
6C 12T @ 2.8 GHz
1574
1574
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
8C 8T @ 3.36 GHz
1573
1573
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
1572
1572
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5645
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
1570
1570