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29

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

Snapdragon 678

39

Points
Samsung Exynos 1280

Exynos 1280
Overview - Snapdragon 678 Vs Exynos 1280

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 678 vs Exynos 1280 SoCs by Qualcomm and Samsung respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 678 16
Exynos 1280 20
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 678 10
Exynos 1280 14
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 678 61
Exynos 1280 82
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 678 29
Exynos 1280 39
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 678 Exynos 1280
CPU 101216 121972
GPU 51346 104889
Memory 48181 77341
UX 82701 106223
Total score 283444 410425
Key Differences

Pros of Samsung Exynos 1280

  • Exynos 1280 has 9.09% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 678 (2400 vs 2200 MHz).
  • Exynos 1280 has 18.34% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 678 (1000 vs 845 MHz).
  • Exynos 1280 has 54.55% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 678 (5 vs 11 nm).
  • Exynos 1280 has 44.80% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 678 (410 K vs 283 K ).
  • Exynos 1280 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 678.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 678 529
Exynos 1280 733

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 678 1536
Exynos 1280 1832

Image compression

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Snapdragon 678 102.2
Exynos 1280 116.6

Face detection

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Snapdragon 678 14.5
Exynos 1280 13.5

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 678 27.8
Exynos 1280 33.1

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 678 23.7
Exynos 1280 29.3

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 678 13.7
Exynos 1280 13.1

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 678 2.05
Exynos 1280 1.97

SQLite

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Snapdragon 678 527.2
Exynos 1280 556.4

3DMark

2%
Snapdragon 678
Stability 99%

Graphics test 2 FPS
12%
Exynos 1280
Stability 99%

Graphics test 13 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 120Hz Full HD+ @120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 2960 x 1440
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR10 -
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

54%
Turbo Clock Speed

2200 MHz

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

42%
Base Frequency

1700 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
    6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
     2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.3-A
  • L1 cache 16 KB -
  • L2 cache 0.256 MB -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 11 nm 5 nm
  • Transistor count 12 Billion -
  • TDP 6 W -
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 612 Mali-G68 MP4
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 2
  • GPU frequency 845 MHz 1000 MHz
  • Execution units 2 4
  • Shading units 96 48
  • FLOPS 354 Gigaflops -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s -
  • Max Size 8 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
  • Bus 2 x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 685 Yes
  • Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2960 x 1440
  • Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 25MP 1x 108MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X12 -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support No Yes
  • 5G Download Speed - 2550 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 600 Mbps 1200 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed - 1280 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 150 Mbps 200 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 5
  • Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
CPU
16%
GPU
10%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
61%

Samsung Exynos 1280

Samsung Exynos 1280
CPU
20%
GPU
14%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 678 and Exynos 1280?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Exynos 1280 with a 9.09% higher clock speed (2400 MHz vs 2200 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 678 and Exynos 1280?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Exynos 1280 with a 18.34% higher GPU clock speed (1000 MHz vs 845 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 678 and Exynos 1280?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Exynos 1280 with a 54.55% smaller transistor size (5 nm vs 11 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 678 and Exynos 1280?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Exynos 1280 with a 44.80% better score (410425 vs 283444).