Exynos 1380 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1380 (with Mali-G68 MP5 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (Adreno 720). 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
  • Has 1 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
  • Performs 3.3x better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
  • Shows better (up to 34%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1027K vs 767K
  • 10% higher CPU clock speed (2630 vs 2400 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
767711
1027925
CPU 320484 411404
GPU 91141 217586
Memory 113558 154808
UX 242528 244127
Total score 767711 1027925
Samples [113 tests] [175 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 146.7 MB/sec 155 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 64.4 pages/sec 80.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 109.8 Mpixels/sec 101.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 53.7 images/sec 55.5 images/sec
HDR 95.9 Mpixels/sec 92.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.4 images/sec 11.4 images/sec
Photo processing 27.2 images/sec 21.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.23 Mpixels/sec 3.9 Mpixels/sec
Samples 56 tests 26 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 4.46 images/sec 6.81 images/sec
Face detection 2.17 images/sec 3.22 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.13 Gpixels/sec 0.14 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.19 Gpixels/sec 0.2 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.14 Gpixels/sec 0.18 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 9.21 Gpixels/sec 15.9 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 538 FPS 395.6 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 35 tests 19 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 279 490
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 2 FPS 4 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 808 1596
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 4 FPS 9 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 10597 12784
Video editing score 7345 7333
Data manipulation score 10909 10354
Photo editing score 25069 25101
Writing score 16185 12578
Phones tested 8 models 2 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 1380
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-29 (Saveloy)AnTuTu 12717743
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-29 (Ankit)AnTuTu 12843613
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (P3RF3CT)AnTuTu 12866054
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 -> LessPlum3393AnTuTu 12857296
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (maksπŸ‡°πŸ‡Ώ)AnTuTu 12871135
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Bali)AnTuTu 111044174
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-11 (Baclaven)AnTuTu 11947758
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-26 (Raad)AnTuTu 111022189
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-20 (Tapnbridge)AnTuTu 111051017
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-15 (Iulitic211Rg)AnTuTu 111102591

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1380 and Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 2.63 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715)
3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2630 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.6-A
L3 cache 4 MB 3 MB
Process 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 6 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MP5 Adreno 720
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen Adreno 700
GPU frequency 949 MHz 975 MHz
Pipelines 5 2
Shading units 32 256
Total shaders 160 512
FLOPS 303.7 Gigaflops 998.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
NPU theoretical performance 4.9 TOPS -

Memory

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

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2880 x 1800
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS
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 - Snapdragon X63
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 3790 Mbps Up to 5000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced February 2023 November 2023
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number S5E8835 SM7550-AB
Official page Samsung Exynos 1380 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 1580 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3

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Rrr April 5, 2024 at 09:22 PM
The Gen 7 3rd edition is superior compared to the 1380 Samsung model. Samsung should consider using Gen 7 3rd edition on the A35 5G model.
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128bit May 12, 2024 at 04:59 AM
Already beaten by Exynos 1480 od A55 cheak it
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