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Samsung Exynos 1280

Exynos 1280

33

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

Snapdragon 720G
Overview - Exynos 1280 Vs Snapdragon 720G

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Exynos 1280 vs Snapdragon 720G 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.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Exynos 1280 20
Snapdragon 720G 17
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Exynos 1280 14
Snapdragon 720G 11
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Exynos 1280 82
Snapdragon 720G 71
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Exynos 1280 39
Snapdragon 720G 33
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Exynos 1280 Snapdragon 720G
CPU 121972 98820
GPU 104889 71078
Memory 77341 47158
UX 106223 52126
Total score 410425 269182
Key Differences

Pros of Samsung Exynos 1280

  • Exynos 1280 has 4.35% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 720G (2400 vs 2300 MHz).
  • Exynos 1280 has 33.33% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 720G (1000 vs 750 MHz).
  • Exynos 1280 has 14.31% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 720G (2133 vs 1866 MHz).
  • Exynos 1280 has 37.5% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 720G (5 vs 8 nm).
  • Exynos 1280 has 52.47% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 720G (410 K vs 269 K).
  • Exynos 1280 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 720G.
  • Exynos 1280 Support 50.00% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 720G (1200 vs 800 MHz).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Exynos 1280 733
Snapdragon 720G 569

Multi-Core Score

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Exynos 1280 1832
Snapdragon 720G 1780

Image compression

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Exynos 1280 116.6
Snapdragon 720G 110.2

Face detection

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Exynos 1280 13.5
Snapdragon 720G 13.1

Speech recognition

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Exynos 1280 33.1
Snapdragon 720G 27.3

Machine learning

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Exynos 1280 29.3
Snapdragon 720G 26.1

Camera shooting

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Exynos 1280 13.1
Snapdragon 720G 15.7

HTML 5

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Exynos 1280 1.97
Snapdragon 720G 2.16

SQLite

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Exynos 1280 556.4
Snapdragon 720G 533.6

3DMark

12%
Exynos 1280
Stability 99%

Graphics test 13 FPS
5%
Snapdragon 720G
Stability 99%

Graphics test 6 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display Full HD+ @120 Hz FHD+ @ 120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2960 x 1440 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display - QHD @ 60 Hz
  • HDR - Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG), HDR10
  • Color Depth - Up to 10-bit
  • Color Gamut - Rec. 2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

57%
Turbo Clock Speed

2300 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
     2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)
    6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.3-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache - 1 MB
  • Process 5 nm 8 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP - 5 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G68 MP4 Adreno 618
  • Architecture Valhall 2 Adreno 600
  • GPU frequency 1000 MHz 750 MHz
  • Execution units 4 2
  • Shading units 48 128
  • FLOPS - 435 Gigaflops
  • 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 1866 MHz
  • Max bandwidth - 13.91 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 Qualcomm Hexagon 692 DSP
  • Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1
  • Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 108MP 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 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 384 kHz/32 bit
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - X15
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 15
  • 5G support Yes No
  • 5G Download Speed 2550 Mbps -
  • 4G Download Speed 1200 Mbps 800 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 1280 Mbps -
  • 4G Upload Speed 200 Mbps 150 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 5 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.1
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, 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 720G

Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
CPU
17%
GPU
11%
Memory
22%
Energy efficiency and battery life
71%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Exynos 1280 and Snapdragon 720G?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Exynos 1280 with a 4.35% higher clock speed (2400 MHz vs 2300 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Exynos 1280 and Snapdragon 720G?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Exynos 1280 with a 33.33% higher GPU clock speed (1000 MHz vs 750 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Exynos 1280 and Snapdragon 720G?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Exynos 1280 with a 14.31% higher memory frequency (2133 MHz vs 1866 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Exynos 1280 and Snapdragon 720G?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Exynos 1280 with a 37.5% smaller transistor size (5 nm vs 8 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Exynos 1280 and Snapdragon 720G?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Exynos 1280 with a 52.47% better score (410425 vs 269182).