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Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Review: Explore CPU Specs and Performance

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
Let's talk about the Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor, released in Q4/2015. This review covers all its specs and performance metrics, giving you a comprehensive overview. Feel free to dive into the details and compare it with other models. With its base clock frequency , core count , and memory support for LPDDR3-933, this CPU packs a punch. It's compatible with Socket N/A motherboards and has a thermal design power (TDP) of .

Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 specs

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Information about the Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 segment (for desktops or laptops) and the CPU family, along with the sales starting date.

Specification Value
Name Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
Family Qualcomm Snapdragon
CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 610
Segment Mobile
Generation 2
Predecessor --
Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Technical and quantitative specifications of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 617: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
CPU Cores / Threads 8 / 8
Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core 4x Cortex-A53
B-Core 4x Cortex-A53
Hyperthreading / SMT No
Overclocking No
A-Core Frequency 1.50 GHz
B-Core Frequency 1.20 GHz

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for the integrated graphics card in Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name Qualcomm Adreno 405
GPU frequency 0.55 GHz
GPU (Turbo) 0.55 GHz
Execution units 0
Shader 48
Max. GPU Memory --
Max. displays 0
Generation 4
Direct X 11
Technology 28 nm
Release date Q1/2014

Hardware codec support

List of video codecs supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 CPU. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
h264 Decode / Encode
VP8 No
VP9 No
AV1 No
AVC No
VC-1 Decode
JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 617. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
Memory type LPDDR3-933
Max. Memory
Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
Bandwidth --
ECC No
PCIe
AES-NI No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 617? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1 / PBP)
TDP (PL2) --
TDP up --
TDP down --
Tjunction max. --

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 CPU along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Technology 28 nm
Chip design Chiplet
Socket N/A
L2-Cache --
L3-Cache --
Architecture Cortex-A53
Operating systems Android
Virtualization None
Instruction set (ISA) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
Release date Q4/2015
Release price --
Part Number MSM8952
Documents --

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