Snapdragon 625

[DarthMaul14]

Hi all,

The Snapdragon 625 is one of the best mid range processors. It is powerful and very power efficient. I can get at least 5 hours of sot. In cpu z only all 8 cores can be used at the same time and they all have the same frequency (generally 652, 2016 or 1401 MHz). Does anyone know the clock speed of the two quad cores that make the Snapdragon 625

 

[acejavelin]

Hi all,

The Snapdragon 625 is one of the best mid range processors. It is powerful and very power efficient. I can get at least 5 hours of sot. In cpu z only all 8 cores can be used at the same time and they all have the same frequency (generally 652, 2016 or 1401 MHz). Does anyone know the clock speed of the two quad cores that make the Snapdragon 625

The Snapdragon 625 is not a littleBIG architecture processor, all cores are the same, it is a true 8 core processor, not 2 quad core processors.

 

[DarthMaul14]

Ok thanks! So can each core can't go at their own frequency and all 8 cores must work at the same time.

 

[acejavelin]

Ok thanks! So can each core can't go at their own frequency and all 8 cores must work at the same time.

No, hey can throttle independent of each other, my guess is the default governor of the kernel does it that way because there is no real power savings.

 

[DarthMaul14]

True. I have a feeling that if the kernel allowed each core to run when it was needed and stopped when it isn't it would have been more power efficient.

 

[acejavelin]

True. I have a feeling that if the kernel allowed each core to run when it was needed and stopped when it isn't it would have been more power efficient.

Maybe... But the SD625 is pretty efficient as it is, plus there is a lot of issues with programs that report core usage on Nougat, it might actually be doing that but reporting incorrectly.

 

[DarthMaul14]

True. I tried 3 apps similar to cpu z and I got the same 3 frequencies and all the cores were being used. Do you think the Oreo update might fix that issue.

 

[acejavelin]

True. I tried 3 apps similar to cpu z and I got the same 3 frequencies and all the cores were being used. Do you think the Oreo update might fix that issue.

No idea... My guess is no, most of this is due to changes in Android permissions, but honestly it works, it's quick and lag-free and great on battery, so I don't care about the details.

 

[DarthMaul14]

True