Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 425

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 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 4
1363
Snapdragon 425
129

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
4197
Snapdragon 425
486

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 1x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720 (Kryo Prime)
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720 (Kryo Gold)
3x 1.84 GHz – Cortex-A520 (Kryo Silver)
4x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 8 4
Instruction Set ARMv9-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 LPDDR5X LPDDR3
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 667 MHz
Memory-bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 722 Adreno 308
GPU Architecture Qualcomm Adreno 700 Qualcomm Adreno 300
GPU frequency 598 MHz
Execution units 2 1
Shaders 512 24
DirectX 12.1 11
OpenCL API 2.0 1.2
Vulkan API 1.3 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2880x1800 1280x800
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 16MP
Max Video Capture 4K@60fps FullHD+@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 4.2 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.08 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 6.0 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2025 Quarter 2 2016 Quarter 1
Partnumber SM7750-AB MSM8917
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Low-end