Exynos 8890 vs Exynos 850
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 8890 (with Mali-T880 MP12 graphics) and Exynos 850 (Mali-G52 MP1). 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/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Samsung Exynos 8890
- Performs 6.8x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 77%) AnTuTu 11 score β 413K vs 234K
- 15% higher CPU clock speed (2300 vs 2000 MHz)
Pros of Samsung Exynos 850
- Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 14 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~54%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 154274 | 102498 |
| GPU | 45659 | 10785 |
| Memory | 112058 | 67388 |
| UX | 101745 | 53668 |
| Total score | 413736 | 234339 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [19 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 60.6 MB/sec | 68.9 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 37 pages/sec | 31.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 35.6 Mpixels/sec | 42.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 11.3 images/sec | 11.3 images/sec |
| HDR | 41.1 Mpixels/sec | 37.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 1.96 images/sec | 1.93 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 8.37 images/sec | 9.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 1.93 Mpixels/sec | 2 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 6 tests | 2 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 1.12 images/sec | 0.99 images/sec |
| Face detection | 0.55 images/sec | 0.62 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.08 Gpixels/sec | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.1 Gpixels/sec | 0.06 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.06 Gpixels/sec | 0.03 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.01 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 4.14 Gpixels/sec | 1.8 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 147.9 FPS | 58.3 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
| Samples | 3 tests | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 4948 |
| Video editing score | - | 5163 |
| Data manipulation score | - | 3929 |
| Photo editing score | - | 8993 |
| Writing score | - | 5825 |
| Phones tested | - | 5 models |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Exynos 8890
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-03 (Zeroshka) | AnTuTu | 413736 |
| π 2026-01-01 (ΠΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ) | AnTuTu | 418077 |
| π 2025-11-16 (Youssef) | AnTuTu | 397832 |
| π 2025-07-12 (JJ) | GeekBench GPU | 606 |
| π 2025-07-12 (JJ) | GeekBench CPU | 307 / 1016 |
Samsung Exynos 850
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-01 (Galaxy A04s) | AnTuTu | 236832 |
| π 2026-07-25 (stockman50) | AnTuTu | 266604 |
| π 2026-06-07 (Joner) | AnTuTu | 228034 |
| π 2026-05-16 (Abdul ahad) | AnTuTu | 258064 |
| π 2026-04-30 (SamsungPro) | CPU Throttle | 95% |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 8890 and Exynos 850CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.3 GHz β Mongoose M1 4x 1.6 GHz β Cortex-A53 |
8x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2300 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Process | 14 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 2 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | 3 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-T880 MP12 | Mali-G52 MP1 |
| Architecture | Midgard 4th gen | Bifrost 2nd gen |
| GPU frequency | 650 MHz | 1001 MHz |
| Pipelines | 12 | 1 |
| Shading units | 21 | 16 |
| Total shaders | 252 | 16 |
| FLOPS | 327.6 Gigaflops | 48 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 1.2 | 2.0 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | No | No |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1800 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 32 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 26.82 Gb/s | - |
| Max size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2400 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 24MP, 2x 12MP | 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 13 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 600 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | November 2015 | May 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Low end |
| Model number | SGA8890A | S5E3830 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 8890 official site | Samsung Exynos 850 official site |
| Successor | - Samsung Exynos 2500 | - |
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