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Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Released Dec 6, 2017Mobile Chipset

The 2018 flagship standard: OnePlus 6, Pixel 3, Galaxy S9. Four Kryo 385 Gold cores and the Adreno 630 made it the last great 10nm Snapdragon, and its phones stayed usable far longer than their update policies did.

Pros

  • Balanced, thermally friendly design
  • Massive custom ROM ecosystem
  • Used phones cost almost nothing now

Cons

  • 10nm efficiency far off modern chips
  • No 5G, Wi-Fi 5 only
  • GPU now struggles with modern engines
30.4Inno Score

Below average

Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.

CPU26.6
Benchmarks34.8
Efficiency32.1

Full specifications

Everything we track for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

General

Announced
2018
Process
10 nm
TDP (typical)
10 W
Architecture
Armv8.2

CPU

Cores
8
Core configuration
4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75) + 4x1.77 GHz Kryo 385 Silver
Max clock
2.8 GHz

GPU

GPU
Qualcomm Adreno 630

AI

NPU
Qualcomm Hexagon 685

Memory

Memory type
LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth
29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Modem
Snapdragon X20 LTE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth
5.0

Media

Max display
4K @ 60Hz
Video capture
4K@60fps

Benchmarks

AnTuTu 10
450,000Top 67%
Geekbench 6 (single)
590Top 77%
Geekbench 6 (multi)
2,200Top 60%

Quick answers

Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 good in 2026?

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 earns an Inno Score of 30.4/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The 2018 flagship standard: OnePlus 6, Pixel 3, Galaxy S9. Four Kryo 385 Gold cores and the Adreno 630 made it the last great 10nm Snapdragon, and its phones stayed usable far longer than their update policies did.

What is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 AnTuTu score?

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 scores 450,000 points in AnTuTu 10. That puts it in the top 67% of the chips and devices we have measured in this category. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 590 single-core and 2,200 multi-core.

What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845?

Cores: 8 · Process: 10 nm · AnTuTu 10: 450,000 · GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 630

What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845?

Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Huawei Kirin 980, Qualcomm Snapdragon 730, MediaTek Dimensity 700 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.

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