Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
  • GPU: Adreno 530
  • Cores: 4
  • Clock: 2342 MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 – an 4-core chipset that was announced on August 16, 2016, and is manufactured using a 14-nanometer process technology. It has 2 cores Kryo at 2342 MHz and 2 cores Kryo at 1600 MHz.

Review

CPU Performance
23
Gaming Performance
21
Battery life
50
NanoReview Score
30

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
234870
CPU 60225
GPU 77910
Memory 37119
UX 59954
Total score 234870

GeekBench 5

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
337
Multi-Core Score
747
Image compression 50.4 Mpixels/s
Face detection 6.99 images/s
Speech recognition 15.4 words/s
Machine learning 16.4 images/s
Camera shooting 10.7 images/s
HTML 5 0.7 Mnodes/s
SQLite 222.3 Krows/s

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
891
Graphics test 5 FPS
Score 891

Smartphones

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Phones with Snapdragon 821AnTuTu v9
1. OnePlus 3T272325
2. Xiaomi Mi Mix196468
3. LG G6151250

Specifications

Detailed specifications of the Snapdragon 821 SoC with Adreno 530 graphics

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.342 GHz – Kryo
2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Cores 4
Frequency 2342 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A
L1 cache 64 KB
L2 cache 1 MB
Process 14 nanometers
Transistor count 2 billion
TDP 11 W

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 530
Architecture Adreno 500
GPU frequency 653 MHz
Execution units 2
Shading units 256
FLOPS 334 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.0
OpenCL version 2.0
DirectX version 12

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4
Memory frequency 1866 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 29.8 Gbit/s
Max size 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 680
Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 28MP, 2x 13MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem X12
4G support LTE Cat. 12
5G support No
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth 4.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced August 2016
Class Flagship
Model number MSM8996 Pro-AC
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 official site

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