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Snapdragon 865 Plus vs Snapdragon 865

Snapdragon 865 Plus
VS
Snapdragon 865
Snapdragon 865 Plus
Snapdragon 865

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus (with Adreno 650 graphics) and Snapdragon 865 (Adreno 650). 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 (8)

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 865 Plus
  • Supports 29% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 34.1 GB/s)
  • Announced 7-months later
  • 9% higher CPU clock speed (3100 vs 2840 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~10%)
  • Shows better (up to 11%) AnTuTu 9 score – 722K vs 653K
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Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 865 Plus
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Snapdragon 865

AnTuTu 9

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 865 Plus +11%
722243
Snapdragon 865
653189
CPU 192608 185438
GPU 243249 217870
Memory 133307 117733
UX 155856 136946
Total score 722243 653189
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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 - 173.2 Mpixels/s
Face detection - 25.2 images/s
Speech recognition - 52.6 words/s
Machine learning - 55.8 images/s
Camera shooting - 29.5 images/s
HTML 5 - 2.95 Mnodes/s
SQLite - 997.7 Krows/s

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 82% 91%
Graphics test 25 FPS 23 FPS
Score 4180 3872

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 74 FPS
[Ultra]		 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 61 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 28 FPS
[Ultra]		 30 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz 104 FPS
[Ultra]		 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 56 FPS
[Ultra]		 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[High]		 59 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Asus ROG Phone 3
1080 x 2340		 Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
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 865 Plus and Snapdragon 865

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.1 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)		 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3100 MHz 2840 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Process 7 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistor count - 10.3 billion
TDP 10 W 10 W

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 650 Adreno 650
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 645 MHz 587 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shading units 512 512
FLOPS 1365 Gigaflops 1228 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 34.1 Gbit/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 Hexagon 698
Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 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 X55 X55
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3000 Mbps Up to 3000 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced July 2020 December 2019
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8250-AB SM8250-AB
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 official site

Cast your vote

So, which SoC would you choose?
1170 (60.1%)
777 (39.9%)
Total votes: 1947

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Comments

Please give your opinion on the comparison of Snapdragon 865 and Snapdragon 865 Plus, or ask any questions
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Wews 18 November 2021 12:31
sd 865 plus' gpu is 645mhz
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Sergey 18 November 2021 16:58
Thank you for your comment.
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Master 08 October 2021 14:03
Nanoreview, plz try those test on a neutral phone. Rog 3 is a gaming boosted phone. If you check other 865+ devices the antutu cpu and gpu scores are low.
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Wews 06 May 2021 13:53
Pls test the phones in geekbench properly bc sd 865+ is more powerful than sd 865.
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Wews 02 April 2021 09:06
wtf? why the plus version is lower than sd 865?
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iPhone gang 07 October 2022 14:33
Because sometimes more doesn't necessarily mean better.. 🤷🏽‍♂️ there is a limit to these things, diminishing returns to scale.
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Muhammad Talha 09 December 2020 11:02
Geekbench 5 single and multi-core score SD 865 is higher than SD 865 Plus
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Michael 26 October 2020 17:39
Is it really worth the difference?
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Wild Rift: Kith 22 November 2020 15:11
Gaming yes. Daily driver no.
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Neel 29 September 2020 01:23
Other sites rate 865 higher than 865+ (Notebookcheck) ... weird
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Root 29 September 2020 10:09
It mostly depends on a phone. Technically 865+ has higher CPU and GPU clocks, so in equal condition 865 Plus probably will be a bit faster.
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Kb87 08 November 2020 21:44
Root, The mi 10 pro scores higher than note 20 ultra, shows there's not much benefit of the 865+ if cooling isn't sorted
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Gnusmag 30 December 2022 11:02
Higher frequency means more heat, more heat means thermal throttling unless the cooling solution has been improved.
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kevin 03 September 2020 16:29
on mi 10 ultra with snapdragon 865 get 640k antutu v8 why, snapdragon 865 get 590k in youe website?
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Root 03 September 2020 16:56
We show average score from many phones. AnTuTu test also measure RAM and UI speed, that is differ quite significant from device to device.
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iPhone gang 07 October 2022 14:36
Root, My Galaxy S20 5G comfortably gets 630k on Antutu.. your tests are whack and does not depict the actual capability of a device.. it's kind of annoying
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