Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2021 and belongs to the 8 generation of the Qualcomm Snapdragon series.
Name: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Family: Qualcomm Snapdragon
Group: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 8

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 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 680 Prime
Cores B: 3x Kryo 680 Gold
Cores C: 4x Kryo 680 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 888 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 660
GPU frequency: 0.84 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: --
Shaders: --
Max. GPU Memory: 0 bytes
Max. displays: --
Generation: 6
Direct X: 12.1
Technology: 5 nm
Release date: Q1/2021

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, LPDDR5-3200
Max. Memory: 0 bytes
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 888 is manufactured using a 5 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 8.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 5 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket:
L2-Cache: 1.0 MB
L3-Cache: 8.0 MB
Architecture: Kryo 680
Operating systems: Android
Virtualization: None
Instruction set (ISA): ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:
Release date: Q1/2021
Release price: --
Part Number: SM8350
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz
825116
825116
MediaTek Dimensity 8000
8C 8T @ 2.75 GHz
820000
820000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
816812
816812
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
8C 8T @ 2.85 GHz
811000
811000
Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz
806250
806250

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

Apple A12Z Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
717401
717401
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
715600
715600
Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
713640
713640
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
708964
708964

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i7-4900MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
6150
6150
Intel Core i5-8260U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
6149
6149
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
6125
6125
Intel Core i3-8100B
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
6076
6076
Intel Core i5-8265U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
6062
6062

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-970
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
3263
3263
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
3254
3254
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
3250
3250
Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
3249
3249
Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
3249
3249

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
3162
3162
Intel Core i5-4460
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
3161
3161
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
3151
3151
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
3140
3140
Intel Core i5-6440EQ
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
3136
3136

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i5-1250P
12C 16T @ 1.7 GHz
1735
1735
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
1720
1720
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
1720
1720
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
1720
1720
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
1702
1702

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-5675C
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1175
1175
Intel Core i5-9500TE
6C 6T @ 2.2 GHz
1174
1174
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
1174
1174
Intel Core i5-9500TE
6C 6T @ 2.2 GHz
1174
1174
Intel Core i7-6920HQ
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
1173
1173

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon D-1747NTE
10C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
1088
1088
Intel Core i5-1034G1
4C 8T @ 0.8 GHz
1088
1088
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
1088
1088
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
1088
1088
Intel Core i5-1035G1
4C 8T @ 1.0 GHz
1088
1088