Exynos 1580 vs Exynos 1280

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1580 (with Samsung Xclipse 540 graphics) and Exynos 1280 (Mali-G68 MP4). 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 1580
  • Performs 5.8x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 2x) AnTuTu 11 score – 1251K vs 615K
  • Supports 51% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 17 GB/s)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~45%)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
  • 21% higher CPU clock speed (2900 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
Exynos 1580 +103%
1251512
615425
CPU 490457 256114
GPU 296896 71758
Memory 173263 95251
UX 290896 192302
Total score 1251512 615425
Samples [139 tests] [56 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
1356
Multi-Core Score
3888
Asset compression 187.2 MB/sec 102.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 98.5 pages/sec 52.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 138.9 Mpixels/sec 71.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 73.4 images/sec 37 images/sec
HDR 119.7 Mpixels/sec 68.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 15.9 images/sec 6.2 images/sec
Photo processing 34.9 images/sec 16.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 5.13 Mpixels/sec 3.15 Mpixels/sec
Samples 25 tests 37 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Exynos 1580 +196%
6878
Background blur 13.8 images/sec 3.25 images/sec
Face detection 6.57 images/sec 1.62 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.23 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.29 Gpixels/sec 0.15 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.41 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.1 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 30.7 Gpixels/sec 7 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 727.6 FPS 408.3 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 19 tests 18 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Exynos 1580 +190%
655
Score 655 226
Stability 98% 95%
Graphics test 5 FPS 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 628
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 3 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
12979
11719
Web score 12398 9628
Video editing score 7114 7350
Data manipulation score 10983 8838
Photo editing score 23206 22696
Writing score 16063 13552
Phones tested 3 models 3 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 1580
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (.)CPU Throttle82%
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (.)Geekbench 7 GPU5755
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (.)Geekbench 7 CPU1191 / 3814
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (.)AnTuTu 121017323
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> CR7AnTuTu 121030440
Samsung Exynos 1280
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 (eimakill)AnTuTu 12709508
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-16 -> SacredGold14Geekbench 6 CPU856 / 2016
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (Adi)AnTuTu 11598004
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-14 (DJ)AnTuTu 11651423
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-15 (OmPhanLaoRaBien)AnTuTu 11637428

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1580 and Exynos 1280

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A520
2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2900 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 512 KB -
L3 cache 4 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 6 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Samsung Xclipse 540 Mali-G68 MP4
Architecture RDNA 3 Valhall 2nd gen
GPU frequency 1300 MHz 897 MHz
Pipelines 2 4
Shading units 128 32
Total shaders 256 128
FLOPS 1331.2 Gigaflops 229.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.4 1.3
OpenCL version 3.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
NPU theoretical performance 14.7 TOPS 4.3 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 17 Gb/s
Max size 12 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 108MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
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

4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5100 Mbps Up to 2550 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps Up to 1280 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.4 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced October 2024 March 2022
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number S5E8855 S5E8825
Official page Samsung Exynos 1580 official site Samsung Exynos 1280 official site
Successor - - Samsung Exynos 1580

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