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50

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus

Snapdragon 888 Plus

83

Points
Apple A17 Pro

A17 Pro
Overview - Snapdragon 888 Plus Vs A17 Pro

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 888 Plus vs A17 Pro SoCs by Qualcomm and Apple respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core and 6-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 888 Plus 36
A17 Pro 78
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 888 Plus 31
A17 Pro 82
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 888 Plus 82
A17 Pro 89
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 888 Plus 50
A17 Pro 83
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 888 Plus A17 Pro
CPU 216591 399992
GPU 324286 620081
Memory 138188 265579
UX 167760 346005
Total score 846825 1631657
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect Tenzys Tech scores.
Key Differences

Pros of Apple A17 Pro

  • A17 Pro has 26.21% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 888 Plus (3780 vs 2995 MHz).
  • A17 Pro has 54.48% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 888 Plus (1398 vs 905 MHz).
  • A17 Pro has 40% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 888 Plus (3 vs 5 nm).
  • A17 Pro has 92.68% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 888 Plus (1,632 K vs 847 K ).
  • A17 Pro has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 888 Plus.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 888 Plus 1171
A17 Pro 2999

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 888 Plus 3704
A17 Pro 7779

3DMark

30%
Snapdragon 888 Plus
Stability 99%

Graphics test 33 FPS
51%
A17 Pro
Stability 79%

Graphics test 60 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz -
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 -
  • Max External Display 4K @ 60 Hz -
  • HDR Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG), HDR10+, Dolby Vision®, HDR10 -
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec. 2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

2995 MHz

94%
Turbo Clock Speed

3780 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

50%
Base Frequency

2020 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 2.995 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
    3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
    4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
     2x 3.78 GHz
    4x 2.02 GHz
  • Cores 8 6
  • Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv9-A
  • L1 cache 512 KB 256 KB
  • L2 cache 1 MB 16 MB
  • L3 cache 4 MB -
  • Process 5 nm 3 nm
  • Transistor count 10.3 Billion 19 Billion
  • TDP 8 W 8 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 660 Apple A17 GPU
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Apple GPU
  • GPU frequency 905 MHz 1398 MHz
  • Execution units 2 6
  • Shading units 512 128
  • FLOPS 1853 Gigaflops 2147.2 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 -
  • OpenCL version 2.0 -
  • DirectX version 12 -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 24 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 780 Neural Engine
  • Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 NVMe
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 2000MP, 2x 25MP
  • Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X60 -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 22 -
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7500 Mbps 7500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - -
  • 5G Upload Speed 3000 Mbps 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - -
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
CPU
36%
GPU
31%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

Apple A17 Pro

Apple A17 Pro
CPU
78%
GPU
82%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
89%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 888 Plus and A17 Pro?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: A17 Pro with a 26.21% higher clock speed (3780 MHz vs 2995 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 888 Plus and A17 Pro?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: A17 Pro with a 54.48% higher GPU clock speed (1398 MHz vs 905 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 888 Plus and A17 Pro?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: A17 Pro with a 40% smaller transistor size (3 nm vs 5 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 888 Plus and A17 Pro?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: A17 Pro with a 92.68% better score (1631657 vs 846825).