Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 vs Qualcomm 215

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 vs Qualcomm 215, compare of GPUs Adreno 308 and Adreno 405.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Qualcomm 215 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 or Qualcomm 215 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Qualcomm 215

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

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

23%

Qualcomm 215

36%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Qualcomm 215

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	Qualcomm 215
Total score	35254	45671
CPU	9879	12790
GPU	13396	17354
MEM	5644	7309
UX	6349	8215

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	Qualcomm 215
Single-Core	93	121
Multi-Core	430	558

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	Qualcomm 215
Frequency	1500 MHz	1300 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	677
Memory bandwidth	6	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	1 MB	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 617 MSM8952 is 13% better than Qualcomm 215 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 has -4 more core than Qualcomm 215. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 405	Adreno 308
GPU Frequency	550 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	59.4	27
# of Cores
# of Shader Units	48	24
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1560 x 720 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	10.3	14.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	27.1	37.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	17.6	25.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	14.2	22.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	23.4	31.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	35.9	47.9
Real Racing 3	30.8	51.8
Sniper 3D	33.4	57
Need for Speed No Limits	31.7	41.4
Mortal Kombat X	20.2	29.8
CSR Racing 2	19.4	33.7

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	21 MP	13 MP
Dual Camera resolution		8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X8 LTE modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X5 LTE modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm 215 is better: 19
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 specs and review.

Qualcomm 215 SoC - all data

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

• Qualcomm 215 specs and review.