Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 is a flagship processor for mobile platforms that Qualcomm announced in March 2015. It is manufactured by Samsung using the 14-nanometer process technology. The SD 820 features a quad-core chipset based on the Kryo 285 CPU with a maximum clock speed of 2.15 GHz. It has Adreno 530 GPU and supports LPDDR4 ram and UFS 2.0 storage. Here you will find the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 specs, benchmark score (Geekbench, 3DMark, and AnTuTu), mobile phones, and comparisons with other competitors.

Specifications

Detailed technical specifications of Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Processor

General Info

Part numberMSM8996
ClassFlagship
ManufacturerSamsung
AnnouncedMarch 2015
PredecessorQualcomm Snapdragon 810
SuccessorQualcomm Snapdragon 821

CPU

CPU4x 2.15 GHz – Kryo 280
4x 1.593 GHz – Kryo 280
Architecture64 Bit
Cores4
Base frequency1.593 GHz
Max. frequency2.15 GHz
L2 cache3 MB
Process14 nm
Transistors2 Billion
TDP11 W

Graphics

GPUAdreno 530
GPU frequency624 MHz
Execution units2
Shading units256
FLOPS498.5 GFLOPs
Vulkan version1.0
OpenCL version2.0
OpenGL version3.2
DirectX version11.2

Memory

Memory typeLPDDR4
Frequency1866 MHz
Max. capacity8 GB
Bus–
Max. bandwidth29.8 Gbps
System-level cache–

Camera

ISPSpectra
Single Camera–
Dual camera–
Video capture4K at 30 Fps
Slow-mo video capture720p at 480 Fps

Multimedia

DSPHexagon 680
Performance–
Storage typeUFS 2.0, eMMC 5.1, SD 3.0
Max. display4K at 60 Fps
Max. external display4K
Color depth10 Bit
Color gamut–
Video codecsH.265, H.264, VP9, VP8
Audio codecsAAC, AIFF, CAF, MP4, MP3, WAV

Connectivity

ModemX12 LTE
4GSupported
5GNot Supported
Download speed600 Mbps (4G)
Upload speed150 Mbps (4G)
Wi-Fi standardsWi-Fi 5, 802.11a/b/g/n
Wi-Fi spectral bands5 GHz, 2.4 GHz
Wi-Fi peak speed867 Mbps
Bluetooth4.1
NFCSupported
ChargingQuick Charge 3
NavigationBeidou, GLONASS, Galileo, GPS
USBUSB 3.0, USB 2.0

Security

Biometric AuthenticationFingerprint

Benchmarks

Benchmark Performance of Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Soc

Geekbench 5

Single-Core score
318
Multi-Core score
799

AnTuTu 9

AnTuTu score
263662
CPU71915
GPU90703
Memory44715
UX58026

3DMark

Wild Life Score
784
Graphics test4 Fps

Snapdragon 820 Phones

List of popular smartphones that are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

  • Blackberry DTEK60
  • Xiaomi Mi 5
  • OnePlus 3
  • LG G5
  • Motorola Moto Z
  • Lenovo Z2 Plus
  • Sony Xperia XZs
  • LeEco Le Max 2

Snapdragon 820 Comparisons

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