Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus benchmark which processor is better

Snapdragon 875 vs Snapdragon 855 Plus

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus, compare of GPUs Adreno 660 and Adreno 640.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 875 is octa-core (Cortex-X1) and Snapdragon 855 Plus is octa-core (Kryo 485). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications of the CPUs, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 875 or Snapdragon 855 Plus and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 875

64%

Snapdragon 855 Plus

24%

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

Snapdragon 875

79%

Snapdragon 855 Plus

71%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 875

61%

Snapdragon 855 Plus

21%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 875	Snapdragon 855 Plus
Total score	892580	336359
CPU	249924	94181
GPU	339178	127823
MEM	142802	53817
UX	160655	60543

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 875	Snapdragon 855 Plus
Single-Core	1404	753
Multi-Core	4904	2561

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 875	Snapdragon 855 Plus
Frequency	2840 MHz	2960 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55	8x2.96 GHz Kryo 485
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	10 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 (Quad Channel)	LPDDR4x (Quad Channel)
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	2750	2133
Memory bandwidth	51.2	34.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	2 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.4-A	ARMv8.1-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 855 Plus is 4% better than Snapdragon 875 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 660	Adreno 640
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	750 MHz
GFloPS	1486	986
# of Cores
# of Shader Units	512	384
Display	3840 x 2160 pixels	2840 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	34.8	30.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	105.8	41.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	63.4	61.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	58.4	60.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	90.5	32.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	130.5	51.7
Real Racing 3	126.8	77.1
Sniper 3D	139.5	135.7
Need for Speed No Limits	88.8	111.1
Mortal Kombat X	91.9	80.2
CSR Racing 2	76.1	80.2

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	200 MP	192 MP
Dual Camera resolution	36 MP	22 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 480	Qualcomm Spectra 380
Video Encoding FPS	60	60
Video Encoding resolution	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X57 Modem-RF System 5G	Qualcomm Snapdragon X24 LTE modem
Download speed	15000 MBit/s.	2048 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6000 MBit/s.	316 MBit/s.
Navigation	Beidou, NavIC enabled, SBAS, GPS, GNSS, Galileo, QZSS, Dual frequency GNSS, GLONASS	Beidou, SBAS, GLONASS, Galileo, GNSS, NavIC enabled, Dual frequency GNSS, GPS, QZSS
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 is better: 28
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus is better: 5
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Snapdragon 875 and Snapdragon 855 Plus, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 875 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 875 specs and review.

Snapdragon 855 Plus SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 855 Plus specs and review.