Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 505 and Adreno 510.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5, PassMark, Octane V2, AnTuTu 8, Neocore, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, even the gaming performance of chips in Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite etc.

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 or Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2.

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 650 MSM8956

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

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

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

25%

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

28%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Total score	86746	44606
CPU	24279	12489
GPU	32957	16947
MEM	13874	7130
UX	15623	8020

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Single-Core	224	118
Multi-Core	1010	545

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Frequency	1800 MHz	1400 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	8 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1600
Memory bandwidth	14	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 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 650 MSM8956 is 22% better than Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 has 2 more core than Snapdragon 430 MSM8937. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 510	Adreno 505
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	176	48
# of Cores
# of Shader Units	128	48
Display	2560 x 1600 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		13.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	17.8	36.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	31.1	24.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	19.9	21.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.4	30.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.2	45.4
Real Racing 3	54.4	36.2
Sniper 3D	59.1	31.3
Need for Speed No Limits	56	38.6
Mortal Kombat X	45.1	34.9
CSR Racing 2	43.5	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	21 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, 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 X6 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	100 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 is better: 8
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 and Snapdragon 430 MSM8937, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 specs and review.

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 specs and review.