Sony Xperia Z2 is based on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset model MSM8974AB, which keeps the Krait 400 CPU clock at 2.27GHz, but boost the GPU speed from 450MHz to 550MHz. The MSM8974AC chipset that powers the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Oppo Find 7 is slightly more powerful clocking the CPU at 2.5GHz and the GPU at 578MHz.
So, the Xperia Z2 has Snapdragon 801 chipset inside with four Krait 400 cores clocked at 2.27GHz, an Adreno 330 GPU @550MHz and 3GB of RAM.
Our first test - BenchmarkPi - tests the single CPU core performance and the Krait 400 scored on par with other Snapdragon 800-powered devices such as the LG G Pro 2 and the LG Nexus 5, though worse compared to the rest of the S800 and S801 gangs.
Benchmark Pi
Lower is better
LG G Flex 99
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 99
LG G2 99
Oppo Find 7a 101
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact 104
Sony Xperia Z1 115
Sony Xperia Z Ultra 115
HTC One (M8) 121
Samsung Galaxy S5 128
HTC One Max 131
Oppo N1 131
Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) 132
Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600) 132
LG G Pro 2 141
LG Nexus 5 146
Sony Xperia Z2 153
Samsung Galaxy S4 mini 166
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo 183
GeekBench 3 is a multi-thread CPU benchmark, where the Xperia Z2 managed to output an excellent mark that places among the best devices we've tested so far.
Geekbench 3
Higher is better
Oppo Find 7a 3093
Samsung Galaxy S5 3011
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact 2968
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 2937
Sony Xperia Z2 2856
Sony Xperia Z Ultra 2670
Sony Xperia Z1 2638
LG G Pro 2 2585
Apple iPhone 5s 2561
LG Nexus 5 2453
HTC One (M8) 2367
LG G Flex 2254
LG G2 2243
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo 2172
HTC One 1972
Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600) 1869
Oppo N1 1207
In compound benchmarks - Quadrant and AnTuTu 4 – the Xperia Z2 produced similar scores to the other S800 smartphones such as the Galaxy Note 3, LG G2 and G Flex. It has the same CPU, but it seems the faster GPU didn't matter here as it did on Oppo Find 7a and HTC One (M8).
Quadrant
Higher is better
Samsung Galaxy S5 25044
HTC One (M8) 25035
Oppo Find 7a 21873
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact 21618
LG G Flex 20521
Sony Xperia Z1 20388
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 20052
LG G Pro 2 20010
LG G2 19815
Sony Xperia Z2 18440
Sony Xperia Z Ultra 18177
Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) 12446
Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600) 12376
LG Optimus G Pro 12105
HTC One 11746
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo 11404
LG Nexus 5 8844
Oppo N1 8099
Samsung Galaxy S4 mini 7153
AnTuTu 4
Higher is better
HTC One (M8) 37009
Samsung Galaxy S5 36018
LG G Flex 35831
LG G2 35444
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact 34527
Oppo Find 7a 33344
Sony Xperia Z2 33182
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo 32162
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 31109
Sony Xperia Z1 30850
LG G Pro 2 29603
Sony Xperia Z Ultra 29185
Samsung Galaxy S4 27613
Oppo N1 26598
HTC One 26389
LG Nexus 5 25097
Basemark OS II tests just about every facet of your phone's performance.
Basemark OS II
Higher is better
LG G Pro 2 1140
Nokia Lumia 1520 (WP8.1 Preview) 1116
Samsung Galaxy S5 1082
Sony Xperia Z2 1080
Apple iPhone 5s 1059
Oppo Find 7a 1057
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (KitKat) 1021
LG G2 (KitKat) 862
When it comes to offscreen benchmarks, the higher clock speed of the new Adreno 330 easily pushes it among the best performers.
GFX Benchmark 2.7 T-Rex (1080p off-screen)
Higher is better
Oppo Find 7a 28.4
HTC One (M8) 28.4
Samsung Galaxy S5 27.8
Sony Xperia Z2 27.2
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 26.3
LG Nexus 5 23
Sony Xperia Z1 23
Sony Xperia Z Ultra 23
Apple iPhone 5s 23
LG G Pro 2 22.9
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact 22
LG G Flex 22
LG G2 22
Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600) 17.1
Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) 17.1
Oppo N1 16
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo 15
Samsung Galaxy S4 mini 6.4
GFX Benchmark 3.0 Manhattan (1080p off-screen)
Higher is better
Samsung Galaxy S5 11.8
Sony Xperia Z2 11.7
Oppo Find 7a 11.4
HTC One (M8) 11.1
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 9.9
Sony Xperia Z1 9.9
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact 9
LG G Pro 2 8.7
LG Nexus 5 8.5
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo 3.7
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 1.9
Lower resolution phones (720p or so) like the Xperia Z1 Compact and iPhone 5s climb on top, but as far as 1080p devices go, the Sony Xperia Z2 matches the results of the S801-running HTC One (M8) and Samsung Galaxy S5 on the GFXBench onscreen suite.
GFX Benchmark 2.7 T-Rex (1080p on-screen)
Higher is better
Apple iPhone 5s 37
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact 34
LG G Flex 33
HTC One (M8) 30.1
Oppo Find 7a 28.8
Sony Xperia Z2 28.7
Samsung Galaxy S5 28.1
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 26.7
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo 25
LG G Pro 2 24.1
LG Nexus 5 24
LG G2 23.1
Sony Xperia Z1 22.5
GFX Benchmark 3.0 Manhattan (1080p on-screen)
Higher is better
Sony Xperia Z2 12.2
HTC One (M8) 11.9
Samsung Galaxy S5 11.7
Oppo Find 7a 11.4
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 10
LG G Pro 2 9.2
Sony Xperia Z1 8.5
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 5
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo 4.7
Web browsing is an integral part to any smartphone experience, and the Xperia Z2 posts respectable, if not remarkable, results in both of our browser benchmarks.
SunSpider
Lower is better
Samsung Galaxy S5 379
Apple iPhone 5s 403
LG G Pro 2 535.5
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo 567.9
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 587
Oppo Find 7a 740.9
Sony Xperia Z Ultra 750
HTC One (M8) 780
LG Nexus 5 827
Sony Xperia Z1 845
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact 855
LG G2 908
Sony Xperia Z2 917
Oppo N1 1012
Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600) 1046
HTC One 1174
Kraken 1.1
Lower is better
Galaxy S5 (Snapdragon 801) 6043
Apple iPhone 5s 6135
LG G Pro 2 6578
Oppo Find 7a 6660
Sony Xperia Z2 7041
LG Nexus 5 7148
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (KitKat) 7148
BrowserMark 2.1
Higher is better
Galaxy S5 (Snapdragon 801) 1398
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (KitKat) 1349
LG G Pro 2 1346
Oppo Find 7a 1327
LG Nexus 5 1286
Sony Xperia Z2 1224
So, the Sony Xperia Z2 clearly proved some great scores even though for some reason it is not topping the benchmark charts. For what it's worth, the Xperia Z1 even managed to beat it at times. But whatever the tests are showing, the Xperia Z2 delivers amazing buttery-smooth UI experience and high-performance hiccup-free gaming.
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