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Samsung Exynos 1280

Exynos 1280

78

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Overview - Exynos 1280 Vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Exynos 1280 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 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 8 Gen 3 75
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Exynos 1280 14
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 74
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Exynos 1280 82
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Exynos 1280 39
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 78
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Exynos 1280 Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
CPU 121972 495720
GPU 104889 914123
Memory 77341 361002
UX 106223 338475
Total score 410425 2109320
Key Differences

Pros of Samsung Exynos 1280

  • Exynos 1280 has 29.87% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (1000 vs 770 MHz).

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 37.5% higher CPU clock speed than Exynos 1280 (3300 vs 2400 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 125.04% higher memory frequency than Exynos 1280 (4800 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 20% smaller sized transistor than Exynos 1280 (4 vs 5 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 413.94% better AnTuTu 9 score than Exynos 1280 (2,109 K vs 410 K ).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Exynos 1280.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Exynos 1280 733
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 2329

Multi-Core Score

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Exynos 1280 1832
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 7526

Image compression

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Exynos 1280 116.6
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Face detection

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Exynos 1280 13.5
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Speech recognition

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Exynos 1280 33.1
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Machine learning

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Exynos 1280 29.3
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Camera shooting

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Exynos 1280 13.1
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

HTML 5

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Exynos 1280 1.97
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

SQLite

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Exynos 1280 556.4
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

3DMark

12%
Exynos 1280
Stability 99%

Graphics test 13 FPS
N/A
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display Full HD+ @120 Hz 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2960 x 1440 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display - 8K @ 30 Hz
  • HDR - HDR Vivid, HDR10, HDR10+
  • Color Depth - 10-bit
  • Color Gamut - Rec. 2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

82%
Turbo Clock Speed

3300 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

56%
Base Frequency

2260 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
     1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
    3x 3.15 GHz – Cortex-A720
    2x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A720
    2x 2.26 GHz – Cortex-A520
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.3-A ARMv9-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache - 12 MB
  • Process 5 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP - -
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G68 MP4 Adreno 750
  • Architecture Valhall 2 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 1000 MHz 770 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 4800 MHz
  • Max bandwidth - 77 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 24 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
  • Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 108MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - Snapdragon X75
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 2550 Mbps 10000 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 1200 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed 1280 Mbps 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 200 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 5 7
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.4
  • 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 8 Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
CPU
75%
GPU
74%
Memory
56%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Exynos 1280 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with a 37.50% higher clock speed (3300 MHz vs 2400 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Exynos 1280 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Exynos 1280 with a 29.87% higher GPU clock speed (1000 MHz vs 770 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Exynos 1280 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with a 125.04% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Exynos 1280 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with a 20% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 5 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Exynos 1280 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with a 413.94% better score (2109320 vs 410425).