Exynos 1280 vs Snapdragon 845
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1280 (with Mali-G68 MP4 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (Adreno 630). 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/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Samsung Exynos 1280
- Announced 4-years and 4-months later
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 10 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~41%)
- Shows better (up to 4%) AnTuTu 9 score – 414K vs 398K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
- Supports 75% higher memory bandwidth (29.8 against 17 GB/s)
- Performs 49% better in floating-point computations
- 17% higher CPU clock speed (2800 vs 2400 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 123097 | 102331 |
| GPU | 119277 | 154456 |
| Memory | 66809 | 57724 |
| UX | 106045 | 87647 |
| Total score | 414415 | 398557 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 116.6 Mpixels/s | 124.7 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 13.5 images/s | 20.4 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 33.1 words/s | 33.6 words/s |
| Machine learning | 29.3 images/s | 35.3 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 13.1 images/s | 19.8 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 1.97 Mnodes/s | 2.62 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 556.4 Krows/s | 667.1 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | 81% |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Score | 2287 | 1438 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 53 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 55 FPS [High] |
| Fortnite | - | 28 FPS [Ultra] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 48 FPS [High] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | Xiaomi Pocophone F1 1080 x 2246 |
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 845CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
4x 2.8 GHz – Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 385 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | - | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | - | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 3 billion |
| TDP | 6 W | 9 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G68 MP4 | Adreno 630 |
| Architecture | Valhall 2 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 1000 MHz | 710 MHz |
| Execution units | 4 | 2 |
| Shading units | 48 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 487 Gigaflops | 727 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 32 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 17 Gbit/s | 29.8 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 685 |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 108MP | 1x 192MP |
| 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, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | X20 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 2550 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1840 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
Info
| Announced | March 2022 | December 2017 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | S5E8825 | SDM845 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 1280 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 official site |
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