Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974) Performance Preview: Qualcomm Mobile Development Tablet Tested
by Brian Klug on June 18, 2013 8:00 PM ESTCPU Performance
The state of CPU performance testing under Android is unfortunately still quite broken. We're using a mix of browser based tests with Java & Native apps (AndEBench).
The key comparisons to look for are the Snapdragon 800 MDP/T vs. the Exynos 5 Octa (4 x ARM Cortex A15s) based Galaxy S 4 (SHVE300S), the Exynos 5 Dual (2 x ARM Cortex A15s) based Nexus 10 tablet and any of the Snapdragon 600 based smartphones (HTC One/T-Mobile Galaxy S 4) running two Krait 300s at 1.7/1.9GHz.
Krait 400 seems to do very well against ARM's Cortex A15, trading positions in terms of performance depending on the test. As these are browser based benchmarks there's a big software component to variability that prevents big conclusions from being made here, but it's clear that Snapdragon 800 is in a similar performance class to current Cortex A15 based designs.
AndEBench
The Java and Native client AndEBench tests echo what we've seen elsewhere: Snapdragon 800 can definitely be quicker than ARM's Cortex A15, and at least is in a similar class.
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Glindon - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - link
I wonder how Rouge is going to compare to this. My guess is Apple will ship a rouge powered iPhone and iPad before devices start shipping with Qualcomm.xTRICKYxx - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - link
Do you mean Rogue?Glindon - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - link
Doh! Yeah, Rogue.MrCommunistGen - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - link
*Drool* I also love the level of transparency we're getting from Qualcomm even compared to a product cycle or two ago.bleh0 - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - link
From what I'm seeing here this an amazing chip overall. That GPU really surprised me but I'm gonna wait till the battery life/power draw can be tested.nunomoreira10 - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - link
if this thing keeps it´s power restrained to 3-4 watts the gpu perfomance per watts is astonishing.Alketi - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - link
Wow, crushing performance. Two things stand-out.1. It's beating it's almost doubling it's closest Android competitor on some benchmarks.
2. A 1-year old Apple chip is still killing some benchmarks.
Way more exciting than the ~15% x86 gains / year.
One thing's for sure, the upcoming ARM-based HTPC's are going to absolutely kick ass.
jeffkro - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - link
The hardware is getting there for ARM HTPC but we need an Android OS with DVR functionality.karasaj - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - link
And this is why I'm dying to get an internship with Qualcomm next summer... they're going to become the Intel of mobile :)tuxRoller - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - link
They already are. Look at they're market cap.