Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Tested: Benchmarks and Specs
Apr. 1, 2024Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Specifications
The Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 packs an octa-core Kryo CPU, and it is fabricated on TSMC’s 4nm process node. It packs a single performance core (Cortex-A715) clocked up to 2.63GHz, the same 3x Cortex-A715 cores clocked at 2.4GHz, and 4x efficiency cores (Cortex-A510) clocked at 1.8GHz. There isno Cortex-X series prime coreon the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 which is somewhat disappointing.Geekbench scoreSnapdragon 7 Gen 3Single-core1,144Multi-core3,072
That said, the CPU performance is respectable. We ran the Geekbench 6 CPU test on the OnePlus Nord CE 4 which is powered by the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and it achieved1144 in the single-coretest and 3072 in the multi-core test.
On the AnTuTu benchmark test, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 on the OnePlus Nord CE 4 achieved a total score of8,49,360 points. It got 2,73,078 in the CPU test; 2,58,169 in the GPU test; 1,47,824 in the memory test; and 1,70,289 in the user experience text. For a mid-range device, this is agreat scoreand the Adreno 720 GPU has also performed well.
In the CPU Throttling test, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC on the OnePlus Nord CE 4 did a great job. It throttled to 89% (higher is better) of its max performance which means the CPU operated close to its capacity. There areno visible drops in performance. Since the chipset doesn’t have a high-performance prime core and the clock speeds are below 2.6GHz, the CPU sustains a high workload while maintaining efficiency.
While the Adreno 720 GPU on the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 is not a powerhouse GPU, it performed well on our 3DMark Wild Life Stress test. It got thebest loop score of 5452and the lowest loop score of 5429. In terms of stability, it stood at a whopping 99.6%. It means the GPU on the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 can perform consistently even under severe load.Snapdragon 7 Gen 3Best loop score5,445Lowest loop score5,425Stability99.6%
We also did the AI Benchmark test on the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3. The Hexagon NPU got a decentscore of 539in the AI performance test.
In our 5G speed test, the Snapdragon X63 5G modem on the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 again performed well. It clocked a topdownload speed of 444 Mbpsand anupload speed of 30 Mbpson an Airtel 5G network.Snapdragon 7 Gen 3Download Speed444 MbpsUpload Speed30 Mbps
So, that concludes our discussion on the benchmark scores of the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3. While the mid-range chipset is not the best 7-series chipset from Qualcomm right now, it’s quite balanced and offers good efficiency. So are you going to pick the OnePlus Nord CE 4 over theNothing Phone (2a)? Let us know in the comments below.
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