Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently. It was released in Q4/2018 and belongs to the 6 generation of the Qualcomm Snapdragon series.
Name: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Family: Qualcomm Snapdragon
Group: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/860
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 6

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the A-Core is 2.84 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 485 Prime
Cores B: 3x Kryo 485 Gold
Cores C: 4x Kryo 485 Silver
Core architecture: hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 2.84 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 2.42 GHz
C-Core Frequency: 1.8 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 uses the Qualcomm Adreno 640, which has 384 texture shaders and 4 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Qualcomm Adreno 640
GPU frequency: 0.25 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.59 GHz
Execution units: 4
Shaders: 384
Max. GPU Memory: 4.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 5
Direct X: 12.0
Technology: 7 nm
Release date: Q1/2019

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 / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: No
VC-1: No
JPEG: No

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 16.0 GB distributed across 4 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 55.3 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory: 16.0 GB
Memory channels: 4
Bandwidth: 55.3 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 855 is manufactured using a 7 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: 7 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket:
L2-Cache: 1.8 MB
L3-Cache: 2.0 MB
Architecture: Kryo 485
Operating systems: Android
Virtualization: None
Instruction set (ISA): ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:
Release date: Q4/2018
Release price: --
Part Number: SM8150
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

Samsung Exynos 9825
8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz
455970
455970
MediaTek Dimensity 1000L
8C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
437506
437506
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
432560
432560
MediaTek Dimensity 1000C
8C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
427863
427863
Apple A12 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.49 GHz
425605
425605

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
4534
4534
Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
NoneC NoneT @ --
4534
4534
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
4527
4527
Intel Core i5-3550S
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
4512
4512
Intel Core i5-4570R
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
4510
4510

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
2829
2829
Intel Core i7-4765T
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
2821
2821
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
2819
2819
Intel Core i5-4440S
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
2806
2806
Intel Celeron G6900E
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
2804
2804

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
2579
2579
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
2579
2579
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
2578
2578
HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
2576
2576
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
2574
2574

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

AMD Athlon PRO 300U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
961
961
Intel Core i7-4558U
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
960
960
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
960
960
Intel Core i7-4558U
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
960
960
Intel Core i5-4210M
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
959
959

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i3-1320PE
8C 12T @ 1.7 GHz
921
921
Intel Core i5-12450H
8C 12T @ 2.0 GHz
921
921
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
899
899
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
896
896
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
896
896

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
NoneC NoneT @ --
724
724
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
NoneC NoneT @ --
724
724
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
724
724
Intel Core i7-4760HQ
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
724
724
Intel Core i5-6442EQ
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
724
724