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Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8028 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T vs Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8660

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8028

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8028 is an entry-level ARM-SoC for Android smartphones and tablets. It offers four Cortex-A7 cores clocked at up to 1.6 GHz (Quad-Core) as well as an Adreno 305 graphics card at 450 MHz. The chip is manufactured in 28 nm LP at TSMC.

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T

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The Qualcomm MSM8960T (Snapdragon S4 Pro) is a fast ARM SoC, which is mainly used in smartphones. It integrates a Krait-based dual-core processor and an Adreno 320 graphics card. Furthermore it features an integrated LPDDR2 memory controller (dual channel, max. 500 MHz) as well as various radio standards including LTE. The chip is fabricated at TSMC in a 28nm LP process.

Unlike older Qualcomm SoCs, which are still based on slower Scorpion cores, the MSM8960T uses the modern Krait architecture. The Krait design is significantly faster than the Cortex-A5, Cortex-A7 and Cortex-A9 architecture from ARM and just behind the high-end Cortex-A15. The two cores are clocked at 1.7 GHz and offer a performance, which is even above some older quad-cores like Nvidia's Tegra 3 or the Samsung Exynos 4412.

The Adreno 320 graphics card is the same as found in the Snapdragon 600 and one of the fastest mobile GPUs in mid-2013. The GPU is clocked at 400 MHz and offers enough performance for demanding games and high resolution screens.

Since the MSM8960T only has two CPU cores, the power consumption should be somewhat below quad-cores like the Snapdragon 600. The chip can therefore be used in compact smartphones with a smaller battery.

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8660

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8660 is an entry level SoC for smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It contains two Scorpion cores (enhanced ARM Cortex-A8) clocked at up to 1.7 GHz, a Adreno 220 graphics card and radio elements (including CDMA2000, which is the difference to the MSM8260).

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ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8028Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960TQualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8660
CodenameARMv7ARMv7ARMv7
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonQualcomm SnapdragonQualcomm Snapdragon
Series: Snapdragon ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064A1.5 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM89281.6 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8028 « 1.6 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8930AB1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus APQ8060A1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM89601.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM89261.2 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM82261.2 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ80261.2 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM89301.2 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM82301.2 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM82271 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM86601.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM82601.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD82501 GHz1 / 1 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064A1.5 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM89281.6 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ80281.6 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T « 1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8930AB1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus APQ8060A1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM89601.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM89261.2 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM82261.2 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ80261.2 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM89301.2 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM82301.2 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM82271 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM86601.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM82601.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD82501 GHz1 / 1 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064A1.5 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM89281.6 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ80281.6 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8930AB1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus APQ8060A1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM89601.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM89261.2 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM82261.2 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ80261.2 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM89301.2 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM82301.2 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM82271 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8660 « 1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM82601.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD82501 GHz1 / 1 cores ARMv7
Clock1600 MHz1700 MHz1700 MHz
Cores / Threads4 / 42 / 22 / 2
Technology28 nm28 nm45 nm
FeaturesAdreno 305 GPU, LPDDR2/3 Memory ControllerLTE, HSPA+, EDGE, GSM, GPRS, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, FMHSPA+, EDGE, GSM, GPRS, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, FM
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 320 (400 MHz)Qualcomm Adreno 220
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.com
L1 Cache64 KB64 KB
L2 Cache1 MB1 MB

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
8132 Points (7%)
7305 Points (6%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
8177 Points (7%)
min: 7074     avg: 7129     median: 7129 (6%)     max: 7184 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
8880 Points (7%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
1489 Points (3%)
min: 963     avg: 1098     median: 1098 (2%)     max: 1233 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
435 Points (8%)
min: 531     avg: 583.5     median: 583.5 (11%)     max: 636 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
300 Points (2%)
min: 632     avg: 668     median: 668 (5%)     max: 704 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
1334 Points (12%)
min: 2453     avg: 2630     median: 2630 (24%)     max: 2807 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
2344 Points (5%)
min: 2057     avg: 2520.5     median: 2520.5 (5%)     max: 2984 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
1369 Points (3%)
min: 871     avg: 1068     median: 1068 (2%)     max: 1265 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
1596 Points (4%)
min: 1578     avg: 1848     median: 1848 (5%)     max: 2118 Points
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 10213     avg: 13834.5     median: 13834.5 (60%)     max: 17456 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 958     avg: 958     median: 958 (116%)     max: 826 ms
min: 1159     avg: 1421.5     median: 1421.5 (172%)     max: 826 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
min: 1202     avg: 1328.7     median: 1250 (702%)     max: 178 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
1759 Points (1%)
min: 1466     avg: 2018     median: 2018 (2%)     max: 2570 Points
Quadrant Standard Edition 2.0 - Quadrant Standard 2.0 Total Score
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AnTuTu v3 - AnTuTu v3 CPU
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AnTuTu v4 - AnTuTu v4 Total Score
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AndEBench - AndEBench Java
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AndEBench - AndEBench Native
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PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
9698 Points (1%)
7065 Points (1%)
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

v1.33
Errors [Close]

#0 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 281> for benchmark 118, setting:435 +0s ... 0.042s

#1 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 266.9> for benchmark 118, setting:435 +0s ... 0.042s

#2 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 113> for benchmark 118, setting:434 +0s ... 0.042s

#3 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 172.9> for benchmark 118, setting:434 +0s ... 0.043s

#4 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 958>826 for benchmark 124, setting:649 +0s ... 0.045s

#5 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 1684>826 for benchmark 124, setting:649 +0s ... 0.046s

#6 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 1534>178 for benchmark 124, setting:437 +0s ... 0.046s

#7 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 10657> for benchmark 123, setting:436 +0s ... 0.048s

#8 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 7510> for benchmark 123, setting:436 +0s ... 0.049s

#9 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 5727> for benchmark 196, setting:586 +0s ... 0.049s

#10 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 18926> for benchmark 238, setting:693 +0s ... 0.05s

#11 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 17699> for benchmark 238, setting:693 +0s ... 0.05s

#12 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 400> for benchmark 222, setting:657 +0s ... 0.05s

#13 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 373> for benchmark 222, setting:657 +0s ... 0.051s

#14 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 8610> for benchmark 222, setting:656 +0s ... 0.051s

#15 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 6766> for benchmark 222, setting:656 +0s ... 0.052s

log 04. 05:20:43

#0 ran 0s before starting gpusingle class +0s ... 0s

#1 checking url part for id 6031 +0s ... 0s

#2 checking url part for id 4455 +0s ... 0s

#3 checking url part for id 3768 +0s ... 0s

#4 not redirecting to Ajax server +0s ... 0s

#5 did not recreate cache, as it is less than 5 days old! Created at Fri, 04 Jul 2025 05:20:26 +0200 +0s ... 0s

#6 composed specs +0.006s ... 0.006s

#7 did output specs +0s ... 0.006s

#8 getting avg benchmarks for device 6031 +0.001s ... 0.006s

#9 got single benchmarks 6031 +0.004s ... 0.01s

#10 getting avg benchmarks for device 4455 +0.001s ... 0.011s

#11 got single benchmarks 4455 +0.004s ... 0.015s

#12 getting avg benchmarks for device 3768 +0.001s ... 0.015s

#13 got single benchmarks 3768 +0.003s ... 0.018s

#14 got avg benchmarks for devices +0s ... 0.018s

#15 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.003s ... 0.021s

#16 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.003s ... 0.024s

#17 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.003s ... 0.027s

#18 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.003s ... 0.03s

#19 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.003s ... 0.033s

#20 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.033s

#21 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.034s

#22 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.035s

#23 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.035s

#24 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.036s

#25 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.037s

#26 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.037s

#27 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.038s

#28 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.038s

#29 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.039s

#30 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.039s

#31 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.04s

#32 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.041s

#33 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.041s

#34 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.042s

#35 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.042s

#36 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.042s

#37 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.043s

#38 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.044s

#39 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.045s

#40 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.046s

#41 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.046s

#42 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.047s

#43 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.048s

#44 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.048s

#45 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.049s

#46 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.049s

#47 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.05s

#48 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.05s

#49 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.05s

#50 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.051s

#51 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.051s

#52 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.052s

#53 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.052s

#54 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.052s

#55 min, max, avg, median took s +0s ... 0.052s

#56 return log +0s ... 0.052s

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