Qualcomm 215 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm 215 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953, comparison of GPUs Adreno 506 and Adreno 308.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Qualcomm 215 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software such as GFXBench, Vellamo, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, Octane V2, PCMark, Geekbench, Neocore, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu 8, and how good the chips are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3 etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chipset is better to buy Qualcomm 215 or Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Asphalt 9.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Qualcomm 215

Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Qualcomm 215

36%

Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Qualcomm 215

Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Qualcomm 215	Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Total score	45671	61945
CPU	12790	17344
GPU	17354	23539
MEM	7309	9908
UX	8215	11140

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Qualcomm 215	Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Single-Core	121	160
Multi-Core	558	721

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Qualcomm 215	Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Frequency	1300 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	2 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	677	1866
Memory bandwidth	6	7.46
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
L3 cache	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 is 35% better than Qualcomm 215 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Qualcomm 215 has 4 more core than Snapdragon 625 MSM8953. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 308	Adreno 506
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	27	130
# of Cores
# of Shader Units	24	96
Display	1560 x 720 pixels	1920 x 1080 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	14.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	37.3	12.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	25.9	21.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	22.7	13.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	31.3	9.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	47.9	13.7
Real Racing 3	51.8	32.7
Sniper 3D	57	48
Need for Speed No Limits	41.4	39.2
Mortal Kombat X	29.8	31.6
CSR Racing 2	33.7	24

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	13 MP	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X5 LTE modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X9 LTE modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm 215 is better: 16
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 is better: 23
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Qualcomm 215 and Snapdragon 625 MSM8953, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Qualcomm 215 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10

• Qualcomm 215 specs and review.

Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10

• Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 specs and review.