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Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A vs Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A

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The Qualcomm MSM8260A (Snapdragon S4 series) is a ARM based high-end smartphone SoC in 2012. It contains two Krait (ARMv7) CPU cores at 1.5 - 1.7 GHz, a Adreno 225 GPU (400 MHz), a LPDDR2 memory controller (up to 500 MHz) and radio elements.  The chip is produced in 28nm LP (low power process) at TSMC. Compared to the MSM8960, the 8260A does not support LTE.

The Krait cores offer a slightly better performance as the standard Cortex-A9 cores and are compatible to the NEON SIMD extensions.

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 was one of the first Snapdragon SoCs for smartphones and tablets featuring a Scorpion CPU core, an Adreno 200 GPU and GSM/UMTS radio.

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.

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260AQualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T
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 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 MSM8260A « 1.7 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 MSM86601.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM82601.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 « 1 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
Clock1700 MHz1000 MHz1700 MHz
L1 Cache64 KB64 KB
L2 Cache1 MB1 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 21 / 12 / 2
Technology28 nm65 nm28 nm
FeaturesHSPA+, EDGE, GSM, GPRS, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, FMEmbedded 600MHz DSP (GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS/WCDMA, HSDPA, HSUPA, MBMS baseband), Embedded Seventh-generation gpsOne GPS module, gpsOneXTRA AssistanceLTE, HSPA+, EDGE, GSM, GPRS, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, FM
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 225 (400 MHz)Qualcomm Adreno 200Qualcomm Adreno 320 (400 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.google.at

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
7305 Points (6%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 7074     avg: 7129     median: 7129 (6%)     max: 7184 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 963     avg: 1098     median: 1098 (2%)     max: 1233 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 531     avg: 583.5     median: 583.5 (11%)     max: 636 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
min: 323     avg: 514.3     median: 598 (5%)     max: 622 Points
min: 632     avg: 668     median: 668 (5%)     max: 704 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
min: 1655     avg: 1669.7     median: 1673 (15%)     max: 1681 Points
min: 2453     avg: 2630     median: 2630 (24%)     max: 2807 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
min: 259     avg: 1603.7     median: 2254 (4%)     max: 2298 Points
min: 2057     avg: 2520.5     median: 2520.5 (5%)     max: 2984 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
min: 685     avg: 890.7     median: 970 (2%)     max: 1017 Points
min: 871     avg: 1068     median: 1068 (2%)     max: 1265 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
min: 693     avg: 1258     median: 1525 (4%)     max: 1556 Points
min: 1578     avg: 1848     median: 1848 (5%)     max: 2118 Points
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
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Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 10213     avg: 13834.5     median: 13834.5 (49%)     max: 17456 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
min: 896     avg: 1487     median: 1624 (721%)     max: 225.2 ms
min: 1202     avg: 1328.7     median: 1250 (555%)     max: 225.2 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 1159     avg: 1421.5     median: 1421.5 (172%)     max: 826 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
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
7065 Points (1%)
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* 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 186.4> for benchmark 118, setting:435 +0s ... 0.027s

#1 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 266.9> for benchmark 118, setting:435 +0s ... 0.027s

#2 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 102.5> for benchmark 118, setting:434 +0s ... 0.028s

#3 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 172.9> for benchmark 118, setting:434 +0s ... 0.028s

#4 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 1804>225.2 for benchmark 124, setting:437 +0s ... 0.03s

#5 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 1534>225.2 for benchmark 124, setting:437 +0s ... 0.031s

#6 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 1684>826 for benchmark 124, setting:649 +0s ... 0.032s

#7 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 4527> for benchmark 123, setting:436 +0s ... 0.033s

#8 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 7510> for benchmark 123, setting:436 +0s ... 0.034s

#9 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 5727> for benchmark 196, setting:586 +0s ... 0.034s

#10 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 17699> for benchmark 238, setting:693 +0s ... 0.034s

#11 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 373> for benchmark 222, setting:657 +0s ... 0.035s

#12 Warning cache corrupt or update under way as 6766> for benchmark 222, setting:656 +0s ... 0.035s

log 04. 05:20:44

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

#1 checking url part for id 3213 +0s ... 0s

#2 checking url part for id 1218 +0s ... 0s

#3 checking url part for id 4455 +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 +0.004s ... 0.004s

#7 did output specs +0s ... 0.004s

#8 getting avg benchmarks for device 3213 +0.001s ... 0.004s

#9 got single benchmarks 3213 +0.005s ... 0.009s

#10 getting avg benchmarks for device 1218 +0.001s ... 0.01s

#11 got single benchmarks 1218 +0s ... 0.01s

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

#13 got single benchmarks 4455 +0s ... 0.011s

#14 got avg benchmarks for devices +0s ... 0.011s

#15 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.004s ... 0.015s

#16 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.003s ... 0.018s

#17 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.019s

#18 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.02s

#19 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.02s

#20 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.021s

#21 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.022s

#22 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.022s

#23 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.023s

#24 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.024s

#25 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.024s

#26 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.025s

#27 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.026s

#28 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.027s

#29 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.027s

#30 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.027s

#31 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.028s

#32 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.028s

#33 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.002s ... 0.03s

#34 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.03s

#35 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.031s

#36 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.001s ... 0.032s

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

#38 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.033s

#39 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.034s

#40 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.034s

#41 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.034s

#42 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.035s

#43 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.035s

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

#45 min, max, avg, median took s +0s ... 0.036s

#46 return log +0s ... 0.036s

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