The OnePlus X runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset with 3GB of LPDDR3 RAM. On paper, this might not seem so exciting but again, this isn't exactly a flagship device. Plus we've seen the Snapdragon 801-powered smartphones to still hold high positions in our benchmark charts.
GeekBench 3 shows multi-core performance of the four Krait 400 cores is expectedly behind the competition, which relies on octa-core processors. The Galaxy A5, which has a quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU is the only inferior device. And while the OnePlus X has the same chipset as the original OnePlus One, its processors is down 200MHz and thus the score difference.
Higher is better
The compound AnTuTu benchmark puts the OnePlus X in the middle, right by the HTC One A9 side, which is also about right (Snapdragon 617). The top three devices offer much better and modern chipsets.
Higher is better
BaseMark OS II 2.0 compound test gauges lots of stuff including processing power, graphics, system, web and memory. The OnePlus X overall score is just as great as the S808-powered Xiaomi Mi 4i and the Helio X10 powered Meizu MX5. This clearly shows the S801 is still quite a relevant platform.
Higher is better
The CPU breakdown of the BaseMark 2.0 test clearly demonstrate the dominance of the Krait processor among the single-core performance, but it lags behind the octa-core setups when it comes to all-round CPU stress test.
Higher is better
Higher is better
Adreno 330 was considered a flagship GPU among the 2014 smartphones and it sure behaves fabulously under 1080p display, such is the case with the OnePlus X. It lacks native support for OpenGL ES 3.1, which makes the Adreno 330 not as future-proof as we would have liked.
Anyway, the Adreno 330 does very good on the offscreen and onscreen test, outdone only by the new Adreno 418 in the S808 (Xiaomi Mi 4c) and the PowerVR G6200 in the MediaTek's Helio X10 (Meizu MX5, Xperia M5).
Higher is better
Higher is better
Higher is better
Higher is better
BaseMark X is another GPU benchmark, which surprisingly puts the OnePlus X's Adreno 330 around the top of the chart. The OnePlus One is taking the first spot here, but its GPU is probably be running at a slightly higher clock and thus the difference.
Higher is better
Finally, we ran the JavaScript Kraken bench and the compound BrowserMark 2.1 test on the Chrome browser of the OnePlus X. The device demonstrated great capabilities on both tests.
Lower is better
Higher is better
The OnePlus X is actually quite impressive in terms of performance. Snapdragon 801 might seem long in the tooth now but being an 800 series chipset it still packs a punch and handily blows the Snapdragon 615 (Oppo R7), seen on some of the rival devices, out of the water. The phone worked smoothly and apps ran quickly. The overall performance during our review process was definitely impressive and assuming it is able to maintain that over a period it shouldn't be a cause for concern to anyone.
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