Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 benchmark which processor is better

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 vs Snapdragon 670

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 670, comparison of GPUs Adreno 530 and Adreno 615.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 is quad-core (Kryo 280) and Snapdragon 670 is octa-core (Kryo 360). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications of the chips, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications like Octane V2, Quadrant, PassMark, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu, GFXBench, 3DMark, Vellamo, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, GeekBench 6, 5, and how good the SoCs are in games Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3 etc.

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 or Snapdragon 670 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Madout2.

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 820 MSM8996

Snapdragon 670

10%

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

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

52%

Snapdragon 670

66%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Snapdragon 670

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Snapdragon 670
Total score	125956	151765
CPU	35262	42500
GPU	47872	57660
MEM	20152	24290
UX	22681	27322

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Snapdragon 670
Single-Core	257	311
Multi-Core	1133	1306

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Snapdragon 670
Frequency	2200 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz Kryo 280	8x2.0 GHz Kryo 360
Power consumption (TDP)	11 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	29.8	14.9
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache
L3 cache
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 820 MSM8996 is 9% better than Snapdragon 670 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 has 4 more core than Snapdragon 670. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 530	Adreno 615
GPU Frequency	624 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	497.98	448
# of Cores
# of Shader Units	256	256
Display	3840 x 2160 pixels	3840 x 2160 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	25.2	28.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	48.8	27.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	52.5	54.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	27.1	29.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	44.3	22.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	63.7	38.7
Real Racing 3	105	95.7
Sniper 3D	84	103.9
Need for Speed No Limits	84	65.6
Mortal Kombat X	68.3	71.1
CSR Racing 2	57.8	60.2

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	28 MP	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra	Qualcomm Spectra 160
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, 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 X12 LTE modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation		Galileo, Beidou, SBAS, GLONASS, QZSS, GPS
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 is better: 19
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 and Snapdragon 670, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 specs and review.

Snapdragon 670 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 670 specs and review.