Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 vs MediaTek MT6589 |
Announced January, 2013
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
- 2.3 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
 | Significantly higher clock speed 2.3 GHz | | More l2 cache 2 MB |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.35 GHz | | More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
by Anand-Lal-Shimpi (Jan, 2013)The pipeline remains unchanged, but Qualcomm is able to squeeze out higher clocks out of the core.
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 2.3 GHz | vs | 1.2 GHz | More than 90% higher clock speed | |||
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| More l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.35 GHz | vs | 1.51 GHz | More than 55% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| More l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.27 GHz | vs | 1.51 GHz | More than 50% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the MediaTek MT6589 vs the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800. | |||||||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Snapdragon 800 vs MT6589
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Snapdragon 800 | vs | MT6589 |
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| Clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 1.2 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.35 GHz | 1.51 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.27 GHz | 1.51 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.35 GHz | 1.51 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| Typical power consumption | N/A | N/A | |
details | Snapdragon 800 | vs | MT6589 |
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| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 28 nms | 28 nms | |
| Architecture | ARM | ARM | |
gpu | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Adreno 330 | PowerVR Series5XT SGX544 | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
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