Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2018 and belongs to the 5 generation of the Qualcomm Snapdragon series.
Name: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Family: Qualcomm Snapdragon
Group: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845/850
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 5

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 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 385 Gold
Cores B: 4x Kryo 385 Silver
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 2.8 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 1.8 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 uses the Qualcomm Adreno 630, which has 256 texture shaders The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Qualcomm Adreno 630
GPU frequency: 0.7 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: --
Shaders: 256
Max. GPU Memory: 8.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 4
Direct X: 11
Technology: 10 nm
Release date: Q1/2018

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

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 10.0 GB distributed across 4 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 52.0 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: LPDDR4X-3733
Max. Memory: 10.0 GB
Memory channels: 4
Bandwidth: 52.0 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 845 is manufactured using a 10 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 2.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 10 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket:
L2-Cache: 1.5 MB
L3-Cache: 2.0 MB
Architecture: Kryo 385
Operating systems: Android
Virtualization: None
Instruction set (ISA): ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:
Release date: Q1/2018
Release price: --
Part Number: SDM845
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
384634
384634
Apple A10X Fusion
6C 6T @ 2.36 GHz
377455
377455
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
8C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
361498
361498
Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G
NoneC NoneT @ --
354320
354320
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 GHz
351366
351366

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD A10-5750M
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
3278
3278
AMD A10-5757M
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
3278
3278
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
8C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
3276
3276
Intel Core i3-10110Y
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
3274
3274
Intel Core i5-6300U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
3271
3271

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Athlon 320GE
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
2167
2167
Samsung Exynos 1330
8C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
2167
2167
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
8C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
2165
2165
Intel Pentium G4620
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
2152
2152
Intel Celeron N5095
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
2145
2145

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

HiSilicon Kirin 810
8C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
2035
2035
AMD EPYC 7351
16C 32T @ 2.4 GHz
2022
2022
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
8C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
2022
2022
AMD EPYC 7351
16C 32T @ 2.4 GHz
2022
2022
Intel Core i5-6300U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
2021
2021

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
8C 8T @ 2.95 GHz
737
737
HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz
737
737
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
8C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
737
737
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz
737
737
HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz
737
737

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
557
557
Intel Core i5-2500T
4C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
557
557
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
8C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
552
552
Intel Core i3-560
2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz
550
550
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
549
549

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-5005U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
505
505
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4
8C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
504
504
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
8C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
504
504
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4
8C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
504
504
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
8C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
503
503