Exynos 1380 vs Google Tensor

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1380 (with Mali-G68 MP5 graphics) and Google Tensor (Mali-G78 MP20). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Samsung Exynos 1380
  • Higher GPU frequency (~12%)
Pros of Google Tensor
  • Performs 3.6x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 32%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1010K vs 767K
  • 17% higher CPU clock speed (2800 vs 2400 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
767711
1010025
CPU 320484 365546
GPU 91141 169803
Memory 113558 178763
UX 242528 295913
Total score 767711 1010025
Samples [113 tests] [51 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
1477
Multi-Core Score
3595
Asset compression 146.7 MB/sec 159.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 64.4 pages/sec 97.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 109.8 Mpixels/sec 138.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 53.7 images/sec 83.4 images/sec
HDR 95.9 Mpixels/sec 119.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.4 images/sec 14.1 images/sec
Photo processing 27.2 images/sec 30.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.23 Mpixels/sec 3.44 Mpixels/sec
Samples 56 tests 26 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
8918
Background blur 4.46 images/sec 13.2 images/sec
Face detection 2.17 images/sec 7.31 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.13 Gpixels/sec 0.34 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.19 Gpixels/sec 0.5 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.14 Gpixels/sec 0.55 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.09 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 9.21 Gpixels/sec 39.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 538 FPS 1368.9 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 35 tests 11 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
704
Score 279 704
Stability 98% 63%
Graphics test 2 FPS 5 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
1899
Score 808 1899
Stability 99% 59%
Graphics test 4 FPS 11 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
12792
Web score 10597 7105
Video editing score 7345 5884
Data manipulation score 10909 10310
Photo editing score 25069 19072
Writing score 16185 15550
Phones tested 8 models 3 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 1380
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-22 -> dimitar_05AnTuTu 12879492
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-22 (M54 killer)AnTuTu 12861137
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-21 (Roman7)AnTuTu 12889574
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-20 (Vic1)AnTuTu 12885698
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-15 (LΓ’m Δ‘u Δ‘α»§)AnTuTu 12858415
Google Tensor
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-29 (rulz_103)AnTuTu 121225085
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 -> Islom_1180AnTuTu 121235821
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-13 (Vladi♂️Slave♂️)AnTuTu 121281085
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-19 (duwi)AnTuTu 11774697
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-17 -> Paranoid _AntostAnTuTu 11930801

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1380 and Google Tensor

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1
2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex-A76
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2800 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache - 3 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Process 5 nanometers 5 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5.6 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MP5 Mali-G78 MP20
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen Valhall 2nd gen
GPU frequency 949 MHz 850 MHz
Pipelines 5 20
Shading units 32 32
Total shaders 160 640
FLOPS 303.7 Gigaflops 1085.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Tensor Processing Unit
NPU theoretical performance 4.9 TOPS -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
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
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem - Exynos 5300b
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 3790 Mbps Up to 7350 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps Up to 3670 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced February 2023 October 2021
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number S5E8835 GS101 (S5P9845)
Official page Samsung Exynos 1380 official site Google Tensor official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 1580 - Google Tensor G5

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