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Snapdragon 855 vs Snapdragon 730

Snapdragon 855
VS
Snapdragon 730
Snapdragon 855
Snapdragon 730

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (with Adreno 640 graphics) and Snapdragon 730 (Adreno 618). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v9
  5. GeekBench 5
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
  • Supports 145% higher memory bandwidth (34.1 against 13.91 GB/s)
  • Performs 2.3x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 63%) AnTuTu 9 score – 525K vs 322K
  • 29% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2200 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~17%)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 8 nm)
  • Better instruction set architecture
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Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 855
vs
Snapdragon 730

AnTuTu 9

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 855 +63%
525405
Snapdragon 730
322965
CPU 141867 101781
GPU 190734 80276
Memory 79792 51478
UX 111311 87569
Total score 525405 322965
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GeekBench 5

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Image compression 153.4 Mpixels/s 95.4 Mpixels/s
Face detection 21 images/s 11.1 images/s
Speech recognition 45.7 words/s 26.9 words/s
Machine learning 48 images/s 29.3 images/s
Camera shooting 26.2 images/s 14.1 images/s
HTML 5 1.44 Mnodes/s 1.13 Mnodes/s
SQLite 846.9 Krows/s 506.8 Krows/s

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 88% 99%
Graphics test 18 FPS 4 FPS
Score 3007 743

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 58 FPS
[Ultra]		 59 FPS
[Medium]
Call of Duty: Mobile 56 FPS
[Ultra]		 36 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 28 FPS
[Ultra]		 27 FPS
[Medium]
Shadowgun Legends 51 FPS
[Ultra]		 35 FPS
[Medium]
World of Tanks Blitz 59 FPS
[Ultra]		 59 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 57 FPS
[Ultra]		 30 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
1080 x 2340		 Xiaomi Mi9T
1080 x 2340
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 855 and Snapdragon 730

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)		 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2840 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.1-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache 384 KB -
L2 cache 768 KB -
L3 cache 2 MB -
Process 7 nanometers 8 nanometers
Transistor count 6.7 billion -
TDP 10 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 640 Adreno 618
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 585 MHz 500 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shading units 384 128
FLOPS 899 Gigaflops 386 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 34.1 Gbit/s 13.91 Gbit/s
Max size 16 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 690 Qualcomm Hexagon 688
Storage type UFS 3.0 UFS 3.0
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Video capture 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem X24 LTE, X50 5G X15
4G support LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 15
5G support Yes No
Download speed Up to 2000 Mbps Up to 800 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 316 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

Info

Announced December 2018 April 2019
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8150 SM7150-AA
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 official site

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