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Samsung Exynos 1280

Exynos 1280

34

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

Snapdragon 685
Overview - Exynos 1280 Vs Snapdragon 685

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Exynos 1280 vs Snapdragon 685 SoCs by Samsung and Qualcomm 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.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Exynos 1280 20
Snapdragon 685 14
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Exynos 1280 14
Snapdragon 685 9
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Exynos 1280 82
Snapdragon 685 79
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Exynos 1280 39
Snapdragon 685 34
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Exynos 1280 Snapdragon 685
CPU 121972 81894
GPU 104889 39122
Memory 77341 77991
UX 106223 71216
Total score 410425 270223
Key Differences

Pros of Samsung Exynos 1280

  • Exynos 1280 has 16.67% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 685 (5 vs 6 nm).
  • Exynos 1280 has 51.88% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 685 (410 K vs 270 K).
  • Exynos 1280 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 685.
  • Exynos 1280 Support 207.69% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 685 (1200 vs 390 MHz).

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

  • Snapdragon 685 has 16.67% higher CPU clock speed than Exynos 1280 (2800 vs 2400 MHz).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Exynos 1280 733
Snapdragon 685 377

Multi-Core Score

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Exynos 1280 1832
Snapdragon 685 1609

Image compression

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Exynos 1280 116.6
Snapdragon 685

Face detection

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Exynos 1280 13.5
Snapdragon 685

Speech recognition

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Exynos 1280 33.1
Snapdragon 685

Machine learning

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Exynos 1280 29.3
Snapdragon 685

Camera shooting

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Exynos 1280 13.1
Snapdragon 685

HTML 5

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Exynos 1280 1.97
Snapdragon 685

SQLite

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Exynos 1280 556.4
Snapdragon 685

3DMark

12%
Exynos 1280
Stability 99%

Graphics test 13 FPS
N/A
Snapdragon 685
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display Full HD+ @120 Hz HD+ @ 120 Hz, FHD+ @ 120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2960 x 1440 1080 × 2520
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - -
  • Color Depth - Up to 12-bit, Up to 10-bit
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

69%
Turbo Clock Speed

2800 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

47%
Base Frequency

1900 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
     4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
    4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.3-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 5 nm 6 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP - -
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G68 MP4 Adreno 610
  • Architecture Valhall 2 Adreno 600
  • GPU frequency 1000 MHz -
  • Execution units 4 2
  • Shading units 48 96
  • FLOPS - -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
  • OpenCL version 2. 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth - 17 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 686
  • Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
  • Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 108MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 1K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 1080p at 60FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - X11
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 13
  • 5G support Yes No
  • 5G Download Speed 2550 Mbps -
  • 4G Download Speed 1200 Mbps 390 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 1280 Mbps -
  • 4G Upload Speed 200 Mbps 150 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 5 5
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Samsung Exynos 1280

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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
CPU
14%
GPU
9%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Exynos 1280 and Snapdragon 685?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 685 with a 16.67% higher clock speed (2800 MHz vs 2400 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Exynos 1280 and Snapdragon 685?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Exynos 1280 with a 16.67% smaller transistor size (5 nm vs 6 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Exynos 1280 and Snapdragon 685?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Exynos 1280 with a 51.88% better score (410425 vs 270223).