Overview - Exynos 1280 Vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Exynos 1280 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 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 7s Gen 2 28
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Exynos 1280 14
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 23
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Exynos 1280 82
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Exynos 1280 39
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 46
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Exynos 1280 Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
CPU 121972 149371
GPU 104889 232144
Memory 77341 105312
UX 106223 114446
Total score 410425 601273
Key Differences

Pros of Samsung Exynos 1280

  • Exynos 1280 has 6.38% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (1000 vs 940 MHz).
  • Exynos 1280 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 7s Gen 2.

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Exynos 1280 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 20% smaller sized transistor than Exynos 1280 (4 vs 5 nm).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 46.50% better AnTuTu 9 score than Exynos 1280 (601 K vs 410 K ).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Exynos 1280 733
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 1001

Multi-Core Score

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Exynos 1280 1832
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 2913

Image compression

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Exynos 1280 116.6
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Face detection

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Exynos 1280 13.5
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Speech recognition

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Exynos 1280 33.1
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Machine learning

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Exynos 1280 29.3
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Camera shooting

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Exynos 1280 13.1
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

HTML 5

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Exynos 1280 1.97
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

SQLite

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Exynos 1280 556.4
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

3DMark

Stability 99%

Graphics test 13 FPS
Stability 99%

Graphics test 18 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display Full HD+ @120 Hz FHD+ @ 144 Hz, FHD+ @ 120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2960 x 1440 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - -
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

48%
Base Frequency

1950 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
    4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.3-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 5 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP - 5 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G68 MP4 Adreno 710
  • Architecture Valhall 2 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 1000 MHz 940 MHz
  • Execution units 4 -
  • Shading units 48 -
  • FLOPS - -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 -
  • OpenCL version 2. -
  • DirectX version 12 -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth - 25.6 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
  • Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 108MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - Snapdragon X62
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 2550 Mbps 2900 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 1200 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed 1280 Mbps 1600 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 200 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 5 6
  • 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

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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

CPU
28%
GPU
23%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Exynos 1280 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Exynos 1280 with a 6.38% higher GPU clock speed (1000 MHz vs 940 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Exynos 1280 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 50.02% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Exynos 1280 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 20% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 5 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Exynos 1280 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 46.50% better score (601273 vs 410425).