Short Snapdragon 855 Review

Spesifikasi Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
One thing that is important to mention is that the SoC is produced with 7 nm lithography. This is the first Qualcomm SoC produced with the most modern lithography for now, where previously they still used 10 nm lithography for Snapdragon 845. This Snapdragon 855 carries an octa-core CPU, a configuration that looks the same as its predecessor. But the Kryo 485 Snapdragon 855 CPU is advancing with the latest core design.

This CPU comes with a configuration of 1x Kryo 485 Gold Prime 2.84 GHz, 3x Kryo 485 Gold 2.42 GHz, and 4x Kryo 485 Silver 1.8 GHz. Kryo 485 Gold Prime and Kryo 485 Gold are built on the basis of the Cortex A76, while the Kryo 485 Silver is built on the base of the Cortex A55. That makes this SoC have a more modern CPU than Snapdragon 845.

Compare	Snapdragon 845	Snapdragon 855
Litografi	10 nm	7 nm
Number of Core	8	8
Core Cluster #1	4x Kryo 385 Gold 2.8 GHz	1x Kryo 485 Gold Prime 2.84 GHz
Core Cluster #2	4x Kryo 385 Silver 1.8 GHz	3x Kryo 485 Gold 2.42 GHz
Core Cluster #3		4x Kryo 485 Silver 1.8 GHz
GPU	Adreno 630	Adreno 640
Display Resolution	up to 4K	up to 4K HDR
Memory Support	LPDDR4X 1866 MHz	LPDDR4X 2133 MHz
Memory Channel	Quad (4x 16-bit)	Quad (4x 16-bit)
DSP	Hexagon 680	Hexagon 690
ISP	Spectra 280	Spectra 380
Camera Support	32 MP Single; 16 MP Dual	32 MP Single; 20 MP Dual
4G	X20 LTE  (1200 Mbps;150 Mbps)	X24 LTE (2 Gbps;316 Mbps)
5G	N/A	External X50 5G
WiFi	Gen. 5 (WiFi AC)	Gen. 6 (WiFi AX)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5	Bluetooth 5
Fast Charging	Quick Charge 4+	Quick Charge 4+

For the CPU side, Snapdragon 855 is seen for around 41% compared to Snapdragon 845 for single core testing, which is seen from the Geekbench 4 single core score. These advantages can be generated from several things, including the use of the Kryo 485 Gold Prime, based on the Cortex A76, which carries a more modern architecture than Kryo 385 Gold on Snapdragon 845. While for multi-core, SoC is superior to about 25% of Snapdragon 845.

On the GPU side, it can be seen that up to 17% excellence can be obtained. This shows that the GPU in Snapdragon 855 is increasing compared to the one on Snapdragon 845, which is actually still difficult to match with another premium SoC GPUs. Interestingly, not only in terms of capabilities  Qualcomm also offers features that make Snapdragon 855 offers a better gaming experience, especially with HDR support, as well as Snapdragon Elite Gaming packages.

Compare	Snapdragon 845	Snapdragon 855
Antutu 7	100 %	132 %
Geekbench 4 Single	100%	141 %
Geekbench 4 Multi	100%	125 %
3DMark Sling Shot	100%	117 %
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme	100%	115 %
GFXBench T-Rex Offscreen	100%	111 %
GFXBench Manhattan 3.1 1080p Offscreen	100%	116 %
GFXBench Manhattan 3.1 1440p Offscreen	100%	117 %

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