Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2021 and belongs to the 7 generation of the Qualcomm Snapdragon series.
Name: Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Family: Qualcomm Snapdragon
Group: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865/870
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 7

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 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 Kryo 585 Prime
Cores B: 3x Kryo 585 Gold
Cores C: 4x Kryo 585 Silver
Core architecture: hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 3.2 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 2.42 GHz
C-Core Frequency: 1.8 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 uses the Qualcomm Adreno 650, which has 512 texture shaders and 2 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Qualcomm Adreno 650
GPU frequency: 0.25 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.67 GHz
Execution units: 2
Shaders: 512
Max. GPU Memory: 0 bytes
Max. displays: --
Generation: 6
Direct X: 12.0
Technology: 7 nm
Release date: Q4/2019

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: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: LPDDR4X-4266, LPDDR5-5500
Max. Memory: 16.0 GB
Memory channels: 4
Bandwidth: --
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: No

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 10 W watts. 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): 10 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 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 3.0 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: 2.0 MB
L3-Cache: 3.0 MB
Architecture: Kryo 585
Operating systems: Android
Virtualization: None
Instruction set (ISA): ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:
Release date: Q2/2021
Release price: --
Part Number: SM8250-AC
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

Apple A12Z Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
779044
779044
Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
729968
729968
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
727650
727650
Samsung Exynos 2100
8C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
724660
724660
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
8C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
716498
716498

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
688300
688300
HiSilicon Kirin 9000
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz
683679
683679
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
651364
651364
MediaTek Dimensity 1300
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
647817
647817
MediaTek Dimensity 1100
8C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
634870
634870

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3
6C 12T @ 2.0 GHz
6421
6421
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
6412
6412
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
6404
6404
Intel Core i7-3770
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
6402
6402
Intel Xeon D-1528
6C 12T @ 1.9 GHz
6399
6399

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-6700TE
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
3244
3244
Intel Core i7-4770R
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
3241
3241
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
3240
3240
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
3232
3232
MediaTek Dimensity 1300
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
3225
3225

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-4440
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
3114
3114
Intel Core i5-4570S
4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
3113
3113
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
3110
3110
Intel Core i5-1034G1
4C 8T @ 0.8 GHz
3090
3090
Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
3089
3089

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Samsung Exynos 2200
8C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
1422
1422
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
8C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
1418
1418
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
1418
1418
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
8C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
1418
1418
Intel Core i5-1130G7
4C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
1406
1406

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
18C 36T @ 2.3 GHz
1124
1124
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
8C 8T @ 2.85 GHz
1121
1121
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
1121
1121
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
8C 8T @ 2.85 GHz
1121
1121
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
1120
1120

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-10110Y
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
996
996
Intel Core i3-9300T
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
996
996
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
996
996
Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
996
996
Intel Core i3-9300T
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
996
996