Exynos 1380 vs Snapdragon 855

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1380 (with Mali-G68 MP5 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (Adreno 640). 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 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 855
  • Higher GPU frequency (~62%)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
  • Performs 3x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 33% higher memory bandwidth (34.13 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • 18% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2400 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 7%) AnTuTu 11 score – 824K vs 767K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
767711
824513
CPU 320484 314517
GPU 91141 125449
Memory 113558 150134
UX 242528 234413
Total score 767711 824513
Samples [113 tests] [39 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
2731
Asset compression 146.7 MB/sec 126.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 64.4 pages/sec 74.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 109.8 Mpixels/sec 88 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 53.7 images/sec 57.7 images/sec
HDR 95.9 Mpixels/sec 89.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.4 images/sec 9.07 images/sec
Photo processing 27.2 images/sec 20.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.23 Mpixels/sec 4.06 Mpixels/sec
Samples 56 tests 29 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
3048
Background blur 4.46 images/sec 4.31 images/sec
Face detection 2.17 images/sec 1.84 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.13 Gpixels/sec 0.16 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.19 Gpixels/sec 0.22 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.14 Gpixels/sec 0.15 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 9.21 Gpixels/sec 8.72 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 538 FPS 444 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 35 tests 19 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 279 -
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 2 FPS -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 808 876
Stability 99% 86%
Graphics test 4 FPS 5 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
12792
Web score 10597 8813
Video editing score 7345 5956
Data manipulation score 10909 8239
Photo editing score 25069 22485
Writing score 16185 13084
Phones tested 8 models 8 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 58 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 56 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 28 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends - 51 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz - 59 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 57 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
1080 x 2340
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 1380
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (kotakbass.official)AnTuTu829716
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 -> Mohammad.SodaeiAnTuTu775543
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-03 -> akash12ytAnTuTu714654
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 -> Jm2retAnTuTu781013
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 -> Jm2retAnTuTu781013
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Stanley)AnTuTu847934
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (pakasraka)AnTuTu763477
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-23 (long tran)GeekBench GPU3882
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-23 (long tran)GeekBench CPU1000 / 3025
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-23 (long tran)AnTuTu884066

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1380 and Snapdragon 855

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2840 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache - 512 KB
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 2 MB
Process 5 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistor count - 6.7 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 6 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MP5 Adreno 640
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen Adreno 600
GPU frequency 949 MHz 585 MHz
Pipelines 5 3
Shading units 32 256
Total shaders 160 768
FLOPS 303.7 Gigaflops 898.5 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version - 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 690
NPU theoretical performance 4.9 TOPS -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 34.13 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.0
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K 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 - X24 LTE, X50 5G
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 20
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 3790 Mbps Up to 5000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps Up to 1240 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

Info

Announced February 2023 December 2018
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number S5E8835 SM8150
Official page Samsung Exynos 1380 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 1580 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

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Anonymous July 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
A bit ashamed that Samsung didn't go all in of using all 6 cores G68 offers. Probably would be enough to overtake SD 855. Very curious how 1380 will perform overtime.
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Arco chewe November 23, 2024 at 09:39 AM
Nahh what? Outdated chipset beats New chipset lmao
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iShowSpeed April 4, 2025 at 01:49 AM
Almost the same performance, but in GPU side.. exynos is powerful. Look at the 3D mark test
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