Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 425

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 425. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
1136
Snapdragon 425
129

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
3365
Snapdragon 425
486

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 1x 2.63 GHz – Cortex-A715 (Kryo Prime)
3x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A715 (Kryo Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 (Kryo Silver)
4x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 8 4
Instruction Set ARMv8.6-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 4 nm 28 nm
Number of transistors 1000 million
TDP 5 Watt
Neural Processing NPU Qualcomm Hexagon 536

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 16 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR3
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 667 MHz
Memory-bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 720 Adreno 308
GPU Architecture Qualcomm Adreno 700 Qualcomm Adreno 300
GPU frequency 975 MHz 598 MHz
Execution units 2 1
Shaders 512 24
DirectX 11
OpenCL API 2.0 1.2
Vulkan API 1.3 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3360x1600 1280x800
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 16MP
Max Video Capture 4K@60fps FullHD+@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 5 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 3.5 Gbps 0.08 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 5.4 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2023 Quarter 4 2016 Quarter 1
Partnumber SM7550-AB MSM8917
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Low-end