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39

Points
Samsung Exynos 1280

Exynos 1280

65

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

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

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Exynos 1280 vs Snapdragon 8s 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.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Exynos 1280 20
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 58
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Exynos 1280 14
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 50
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Exynos 1280 82
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Exynos 1280 39
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 65
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Exynos 1280 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
CPU 121972 374214
GPU 104889 516258
Memory 77341 344248
UX 106223 259884
Total score 410425 1494604
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 25% higher CPU clock speed than Exynos 1280 (3000 vs 2400 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 10.00% higher GPU clock speed than Exynos 1280 (1100 vs 1000 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 96.91% higher memory frequency than Exynos 1280 (4200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 20% smaller sized transistor than Exynos 1280 (4 vs 5 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 264.16% better AnTuTu 9 score than Exynos 1280 (1,495 K vs 410 K ).
  • Snapdragon 8s 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 8s Gen 3 1999

Multi-Core Score

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Exynos 1280 1832
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 5273

Image compression

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Exynos 1280 116.6
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Face detection

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Exynos 1280 13.5
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Speech recognition

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Exynos 1280 33.1
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Machine learning

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Exynos 1280 29.3
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Camera shooting

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Exynos 1280 13.1
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

HTML 5

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Exynos 1280 1.97
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

SQLite

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Exynos 1280 556.4
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

3DMark

12%
Exynos 1280
Stability 99%

Graphics test 13 FPS
58%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Stability 85.3%

Graphics test 67 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

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

CPU

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

3000 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
     1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
    4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
    3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.3-A ARMv9.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - 1 MB
  • L3 cache - 8 MB
  • Process 5 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP - 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G68 MP4 Adreno 735
  • Architecture Valhall 2 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 1000 MHz 1100 MHz
  • Execution units 4 2
  • Shading units 48 768
  • FLOPS - 3379.2 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
  • OpenCL version 2. 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12.1
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth - 64 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 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 4K 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 X70
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 22
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 2550 Mbps 6500 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 8s Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
CPU
58%
GPU
50%
Memory
49%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

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

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 25.00% higher clock speed (3000 MHz vs 2400 MHz).

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

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 10.00% higher GPU clock speed (1100 MHz vs 1000 MHz).

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

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 96.91% higher memory frequency (4200 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

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

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 8s 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 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 264.16% better score (1494604 vs 410425).