Exynos 1280 vs Snapdragon 730
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1280 (with Mali-G68 MP4 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 (Adreno 618). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Samsung Exynos 1280
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 8 nm)
- Announced 2-years later
- Shows significantly better (up to 48%) AnTuTu 10 score – 482K vs 326K
- Higher GPU frequency (~43%)
- Performs 36% better in floating-point computations
- 9% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2200 MHz)
- Supports 14% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 14.9 GB/s)
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 10
| CPU | 143324 | 111824 |
| GPU | 127938 | 66059 |
| Memory | 86144 | 60319 |
| UX | 121019 | 84933 |
| Total score | 482850 | 326038 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 97.2 MB/sec | 85.3 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 50.8 pages/sec | 45.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 70.9 Mpixels/sec | 62.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 36 images/sec | 31.5 images/sec |
| HDR | 70.2 Mpixels/sec | 48.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 5.92 images/sec | 4.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 18.1 images/sec | 15.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 3.04 Mpixels/sec | 2.38 Mpixels/sec |
Compute Score (GPU)
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3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Score | 2287 | 894 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 59 FPS [Medium] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 36 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | - | 27 FPS [Medium] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 35 FPS [Medium] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 30 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | Xiaomi Mi9T 1080 x 2340 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1280 and Snapdragon 730CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) 6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| TDP | 6 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G68 MP4 | Adreno 618 |
| Architecture | Valhall 2nd gen | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 1000 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Execution units | 4 | 2 |
| Shading units | - | 128 |
| Total shaders | - | 256 |
| FLOPS | 487 Gigaflops | 358.4 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | - | 12.1 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 17 Gbit/s | 14.9 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Qualcomm Hexagon 688 |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.0 |
| 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 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| 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 |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | X15 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 15 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 2550 Mbps | Up to 800 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1840 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
Info
| Announced | March 2022 | April 2019 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | S5E8825 | SM7150-AA |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 1280 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 official site |
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