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49

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Snapdragon 888

39

Points
Samsung Exynos 1280

Exynos 1280
Overview - Snapdragon 888 Vs Exynos 1280

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 888 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 888 35
Exynos 1280 20
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 888 30
Exynos 1280 14
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 888 82
Exynos 1280 82
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 888 49
Exynos 1280 39
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 888 Exynos 1280
CPU 211734 121972
GPU 306250 104889
Memory 133870 77341
UX 156641 106223
Total score 808495 410425
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

  • Snapdragon 888 has 18.33% higher CPU clock speed than Exynos 1280 (2840 vs 2400 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 888 has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Exynos 1280 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 888 has 96.99% better AnTuTu 9 score than Exynos 1280 (808 K vs 410 K).
  • Snapdragon 888 has latest instruction set, hence better than Exynos 1280.
  • Snapdragon 888 Support 108.33% higher memory bandwidth than Exynos 1280 (2500 vs 1200 MHz).

Pros of Samsung Exynos 1280

  • Exynos 1280 has 19.05% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 888 (1000 vs 840 MHz).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 888 1126
Exynos 1280 733

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 888 3681
Exynos 1280 1832

Image compression

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Snapdragon 888 177.1
Exynos 1280 116.6

Face detection

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Snapdragon 888 26.5
Exynos 1280 13.5

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 888 67.7
Exynos 1280 33.1

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 888 59.9
Exynos 1280 29.3

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 888 37.5
Exynos 1280 13.1

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 888 3.96
Exynos 1280 1.97

SQLite

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Snapdragon 888 1060
Exynos 1280 556.4

3DMark

26%
Snapdragon 888
Stability 91%

Graphics test 30 FPS
12%
Exynos 1280
Stability 99%

Graphics test 13 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz Full HD+ @120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 2960 x 1440
  • Max External Display 4K @ 60 Hz -
  • HDR Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG), HDR10+, Dolby Vision®, HDR10 -
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec. 2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

70%
Turbo Clock Speed

2840 MHz

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
    3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
    4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
     2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.3-A
  • L1 cache 512 KB -
  • L2 cache 1 MB -
  • L3 cache 4 MB -
  • Process 5 nm 5 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 10 W -
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 660 Mali-G68 MP4
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 2
  • GPU frequency 840 MHz 1000 MHz
  • Execution units 2 4
  • Shading units 512 48
  • FLOPS 1720 Gigaflops -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s -
  • Max Size 24 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 780 Yes
  • Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2960 x 1440
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 108MP
  • Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, 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 X60 -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7500 Mbps 2550 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 2500 Mbps 1200 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 3000 Mbps 1280 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 316 Mbps 200 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 5
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
CPU
35%
GPU
30%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

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 888 and Exynos 1280?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 888 with a 18.33% higher clock speed (2840 MHz vs 2400 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 888 and Exynos 1280?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Exynos 1280 with a 19.05% higher GPU clock speed (1000 MHz vs 840 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 888 and Exynos 1280?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 888 with a 50.02% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 888 and Exynos 1280?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 888 with a 96.99% better score (808495 vs 410425).