Exynos 7420/A8/Snapdragon 810 actual test: Qualcomm can't raise its head!

Snapdragon 810 is Qualcomm's pain point. Although it has denied it again and again, the reality is always cruel. It must be said that this processor is really too hot.

Snapdragon 810 is based on 20nm process technology, and heat is its eternal pain. In order to highlight the impact of heat on its performance, foreign media conducted a comparative test. Although the process is not complicated, the results are clear at a glance.

The Snapdragon 810 model is the HTC M9, and also includes the iPhone 6 with A8 processor, the Galaxy Note 4 with Exynos 5433, the Galaxy S6 with Exynos 7420, the Note 4 with Snapdragon 805 version, the LG G4 with Snapdragon 808 and the Asus Zenfone 2 with Atom Z3580 processor.

First of all, the Geekbench test is to examine the computing power of the processor. It has to be said that temperature has a great impact on the Snapdragon 810. The range between its best and worst results is more than 60%, and it is seriously affected by temperature.

Although the temperature of Snapdragon 805 and Snapdragon 808 is much better than that of Snapdragon 810, their overall performance is still far behind that of Atom Z3580 and A8. The performance of Exynos 7420 is in the middle.

Then let's take a look at the median values ​​of these processors, which can better reflect the impact of temperature on the processor. There is no doubt that Snapdragon 810 ranks at the bottom again, with a drop of more than 25%. In addition to A8, Snapdragon 808 is equally impressive.

Finally, GFX Bench tests the processor GPU. In the average test of GPU performance, the performance loss of Snapdragon 808 is still very well controlled, less than 5%, while Snapdragon 810 is still over 25%. The A8 performs very stably and has always been the best processor.

Summary: Whether Snapdragon 810 generates heat and whether the heat is serious, the answer is already very clear, and Snapdragon 808 is indeed an excellent alternative, which is why LG and Samsung choose it instead of Snapdragon 810. Finally, Apple's A8 processor is excellent.

According to previous actual tests on the power consumption of Snapdragon 810, the power consumption of a single-core A57 reached 5W. After more than a minute of full load, it reached about 105℃ and restarted directly. After both A57s were turned on, they restarted directly in 3 seconds. This "3-second brother" is definitely not in vain.

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