Snapdragon 625 vs Snapdragon 439
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 (with Adreno 506 graphics) and Snapdragon 439 (Adreno 505). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
- Performs 2.6x better in floating-point computations
- Higher GPU frequency (~44%)
- Supports 17% higher memory bandwidth (7.46 against 6.4 GB/s)
- Shows better (up to 24%) AnTuTu 9 score – 125K vs 101K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
- Announced 2-years and 5-months later
- Has a smaller size transistor (12 versus 14 nm)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 40888 | 32840 |
| GPU | 15121 | 14759 |
| Memory | 30818 | 25197 |
| UX | 39229 | 29625 |
| Total score | 125679 | 101557 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 75.05 Mpixels/s | 61.7 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 9.85 images/s | 8.22 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 18.85 words/s | 16.65 words/s |
| Machine learning | 12.55 images/s | 11.15 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 6.1 images/s | 5.39 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 1.4 Mnodes/s | 0.85 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 366.8 Krows/s | 296.65 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Score | 189 | - |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 46 FPS [Low] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 31 FPS [Low] |
| Fortnite | - | 21 FPS [Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 37 FPS [Low] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 32 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 29 FPS [Ultra] |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 625 and Snapdragon 439CPU
| Architecture | 8x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53 | 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53 4x 1.45 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2000 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
| Process | 14 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 2 billion | 5.5 billion |
| TDP | 5 W | 5 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 506 | Adreno 505 |
| Architecture | Adreno 500 | Adreno 500 |
| GPU frequency | 650 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Execution units | 1 | 1 |
| Shading units | 96 | 96 |
| FLOPS | 124 Gigaflops | 48 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 11.1 | 11.2 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR3 | LPDDR3 |
| Memory frequency | 933 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Bus | 1x 32 Bit | 1x 32 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 7.46 Gbit/s | 6.4 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 5 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 546 | Hexagon 536 |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Max display resolution | 1900 x 1200 | 1920 x 1200 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 24MP, 2x 13MP | 1x 21MP, 2x 8MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 1K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 1080p at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265 | H.264, H.265, VP8 |
| Audio codecs | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X9 | X6 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 7 | LTE Cat. 4 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 300 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 100 Mbps | Up to 75 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
Info
| Announced | February 2016 | June 2018 |
| Class | Mid range | Low end |
| Model number | MSM8953 | SDM439 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 official site |
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