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Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
28.5Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
28.2Inno Score
20CPU22.6
20GPU21.5
46.7Efficiencyspec-based34.5
2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6654 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 scores 28.5 against 28.2 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 835. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 665

  • 56% lower TDP (typical): 4 W vs 9 W

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

  • 260% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 382 vs 106
  • 101% higher Max bandwidth: 29.9 GB/s vs 14.9 GB/s
  • 23% higher Max clock: 2.45 GHz vs 2 GHz

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 665Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Announced20192017
Process11 nm10 nm+9%
TDP (typical)4 W+56%9 W
ArchitectureArmv8Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 665Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Cores88
Core configuration4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver4x2.45 GHz Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280
Max clock2 GHz2.45 GHz+23%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 665Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
GPUQualcomm Adreno 610Qualcomm Adreno 540

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 665Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 686Qualcomm Hexagon 682

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 665Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Memory typeLPDDR4X-1866LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth14.9 GB/s29.9 GB/s+101%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 665Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
ModemSnapdragon X12 LTESnapdragon X16 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 665Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Max displayFHD+ @ 60Hz4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 665Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Geekbench 6 (single)—420Bottom 14%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—1,600Bottom 19%
Geekbench 7 (single)350—
Geekbench 7 (multi)1,310—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme106Bottom 4%382+260%Bottom 33%

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