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39

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Samsung Exynos 1280

Exynos 1280

50

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus

Snapdragon 888 Plus
Overview - Exynos 1280 Vs Snapdragon 888 Plus

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Exynos 1280 vs Snapdragon 888 Plus 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 888 Plus 36
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Exynos 1280 14
Snapdragon 888 Plus 31
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Exynos 1280 82
Snapdragon 888 Plus 82
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Exynos 1280 39
Snapdragon 888 Plus 50
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Exynos 1280 Snapdragon 888 Plus
CPU 121972 216591
GPU 104889 324286
Memory 77341 138188
UX 106223 167760
Total score 410425 846825
Key Differences

Pros of Samsung Exynos 1280

  • Exynos 1280 has 10.50% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 888 Plus (1000 vs 905 MHz).

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus

  • Snapdragon 888 Plus has 24.79% higher CPU clock speed than Exynos 1280 (2995 vs 2400 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 888 Plus has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Exynos 1280 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 888 Plus has 106.33% better AnTuTu 9 score than Exynos 1280 (847 K vs 410 K ).
  • Snapdragon 888 Plus has latest instruction set, hence better than Exynos 1280.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Exynos 1280 733
Snapdragon 888 Plus 1171

Multi-Core Score

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Exynos 1280 1832
Snapdragon 888 Plus 3704

Image compression

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Exynos 1280 116.6
Snapdragon 888 Plus

Face detection

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Exynos 1280 13.5
Snapdragon 888 Plus

Speech recognition

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Exynos 1280 33.1
Snapdragon 888 Plus

Machine learning

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Exynos 1280 29.3
Snapdragon 888 Plus

Camera shooting

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Exynos 1280 13.1
Snapdragon 888 Plus

HTML 5

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Exynos 1280 1.97
Snapdragon 888 Plus

SQLite

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Exynos 1280 556.4
Snapdragon 888 Plus

3DMark

12%
Exynos 1280
Stability 99%

Graphics test 13 FPS
30%
Snapdragon 888 Plus
Stability 99%

Graphics test 33 FPS
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 - 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

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

2995 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
     1x 2.995 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
    3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
    4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.3-A ARMv8.4-A
  • L1 cache - 512 KB
  • L2 cache - 1 MB
  • L3 cache - 4 MB
  • Process 5 nm 5 nm
  • Transistor count - 10.3 Billion
  • TDP - 8 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G68 MP4 Adreno 660
  • Architecture Valhall 2 Adreno 600
  • GPU frequency 1000 MHz 905 MHz
  • Execution units 4 2
  • Shading units 48 512
  • FLOPS - 1853 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 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth - 51.2 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 24 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 780
  • Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 108MP 1x 2000MP, 2x 25MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 8K 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. 18 LTE Cat. 22
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 2550 Mbps 7500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 1200 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed 1280 Mbps 3000 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, 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 888 Plus

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
CPU
36%
GPU
31%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

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

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 888 Plus with a 24.79% higher clock speed (2995 MHz vs 2400 MHz).

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

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Exynos 1280 with a 10.50% higher GPU clock speed (1000 MHz vs 905 MHz).

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

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

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

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 888 Plus with a 106.33% better score (846825 vs 410425).