# Overview
Source: [https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70015-10/topic/1-performance-overview.html](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70015-10/topic/1-performance-overview.html)
This guide explains how to measure, fine-tune, and enhance the performance of the
Qualcomm® Linux® software. Additionally, it discusses:
- Features that impact performance
- Tools to identify and analyze performance issues in software
- Options to configure and customize the Linux settings for enhanced performance
- Methods to troubleshoot performance issues
- Procedures to measure performance
- Performance dashboards for QCS6490 and QCS5430
Note: See [Hardware SoCs](https://docs.qualcomm.com/bundle/publicresource/topics/80-70015-115/soc.html) that are supported
on Qualcomm Linux.
## Subsystem dependencies
The performance of the software depends on the CPU, GPU, and DDR subsystems. Qualcomm
Linux uses the Qualcomm® Kryo™ CPU, which has the following clusters:
- Prime cluster for high-performance CPU cores
- Gold cluster for balanced power and performance
- Silver cluster for low-power CPU cores, ideal for light-weight applications
Cache memory is categorized into three levels: L1, L2, and L3:
- L1 is the smallest and fastest cache level, storing both instructions (L1 I) and
data (L1 D)
- L2 and L3 are larger but slower cache levels, mainly for data storage
The following tables list the specifications for the subsystems on supported chip
products:
| Specifications | QCS6490 | QCS6490 | QCS6490 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Core type | Kryo Prime | Kryo Gold | Kryo Silver |
| Number of CPUs | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| CPU maximum frequency | 2.7 GHz | 2.4 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| L1 I cache | 32 kB | 32 kB/core | 32 kB/core |
| L1 D cache | 32 kB | 32 kB/core | 32 kB/core |
| L2 cache | 256 kB | 256 kB/core | 128 kB/core |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | 2 MB |
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| GPU maximum frequency | 812 MHz | 812 MHz | 812 MHz |
| DDRSS |
| | |
| Specifications | QCS5430 FP 1 (feature pack 1) | QCS5430 FP 1 (feature pack 1) | QCS5430
FP 2 | QCS5430
FP 2 | QCS5430
FP 2 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Core type | Kryo Gold | Kryo Silver | Kryo Prime | Kryo Gold | Kryo Silver |
| Number of CPUs | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| CPU maximum frequency | 2.1 GHz | 1.8 GHz | 2.2 GHz | 2.1 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| L1 I cache | 32 kB/core | 32 kB/core | 32 kB | 32 kB/core | 32 kB/core |
| L2 cache | 256 kB/core | 128 kB/core | 256 kB | 256 kB/core | 128 kB/core |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | 2 MB | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 642L
GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 642L
GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 642L
GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 642L
GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 642L
GPU |
| GPU maximum frequency | 315 MHz | 315 MHz | 315 MHz | 315 MHz | 315 MHz |
| DDRSS | | | | | |
| Specifications | QCS5430 FP 2.5 | QCS5430 FP 2.5 | QCS5430 FP 2.5 | QCS5430 FP 3 | QCS5430 FP 3 | QCS5430 FP 3 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Core type | Kryo Prime | Kryo Gold | Kryo Silver | Kryo Prime | Kryo Gold | Kryo Silver |
| Number of CPUs | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| CPU maximum frequency | 2.38 GHz | 2.4 GHz | 1.8 GHz | 2.38 GHz | 2.4 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| L1 I cache | 32 kB | 32 kB/core | 32 kB/core | 32 kB | 32 kB/core | 32 kB/core |
| L2 cache | 256 kB | 256 kB/core | 128 kB/core | 256 kB | 256 kB/core | 128 kB/core |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | 2 MB | 2 MB | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 642L
GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 642L
GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 642L
GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 642L
GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 642L
GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 642L
GPU |
| GPU maximum frequency | 550 MHz | 550 MHz | 550 MHz | 550 MHz | 550 MHz | 550 MHz |
| DDRSS | | | | | | |
| **Specifications** | **QCS9075** | **QCS9075** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Core type | **Kryo Prime** | **Kryo Prime** |
| Number of CPUs | 4 | 4 |
| CPU maximum frequency | 2.36 GHz | 2.36 GHz |
| L1I cache | 64 kB/core | 64 kB/core |
| L1D cache | 64 kB/core | 64 kB/core |
| L2 cache | 512 kB/core | 512 kB/core |
| L3 cache | 2 MB/core (shared per
cluster) | 2 MB/core (shared per
cluster) |
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 663 GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 663 GPU |
| GPU maximum frequency | 800 MHz | 800 MHz |
| DDRSS | Six-channel high-speed memory –
3200 MHz LPDDR5 SDRAM (6 × 16‑bit) | Six-channel high-speed memory –
3200 MHz LPDDR5 SDRAM (6 × 16‑bit) |
Last Published: Oct 14, 2024
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