Exynos 8895 vs Exynos 1280
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 8895 (with Mali-G71 MP20 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
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 8895
- Supports 69% higher memory bandwidth (28.7 against 17 GB/s)
Pros of Samsung Exynos 1280
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 10 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~64%)
- Shows significantly better (up to 41%) AnTuTu 11 score β 615K vs 435K
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 179410 | 256114 |
| GPU | 79605 | 71758 |
| Memory | 110545 | 95251 |
| UX | 66292 | 192302 |
| Total score | 435852 | 615425 |
| Samples | [16 tests] | [56 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 79.3 MB/sec | 102.4 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 43.9 pages/sec | 52.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 50.9 Mpixels/sec | 71.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 14.7 images/sec | 37 images/sec |
| HDR | 51.8 Mpixels/sec | 68.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 2.74 images/sec | 6.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 11.8 images/sec | 16.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 2.23 Mpixels/sec | 3.15 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 9 tests | 37 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 7.22 images/sec | 3.25 images/sec |
| Face detection | 4.13 images/sec | 1.62 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.21 Gpixels/sec | 0.1 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.24 Gpixels/sec | 0.15 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.17 Gpixels/sec | 0.11 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.05 Gpixels/sec | 0.03 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 17 Gpixels/sec | 7 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 628.1 FPS | 408.3 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 3 tests | 18 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 226 |
| Stability | - | 95% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 628 |
| Stability | - | 99% |
| Graphics test | - | 3 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 9628 |
| Video editing score | - | 7350 |
| Data manipulation score | - | 8838 |
| Photo editing score | - | 22696 |
| Writing score | - | 13552 |
| Phones tested | - | 3 models |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Exynos 8895
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-03 (leo) | AnTuTu 11 | 421047 |
| π 2026-05-22 -> TranHongPhuc | Geekbench 6 CPU | 419 / 1445 |
| π 2026-05-22 -> TranHongPhuc | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1800 |
| π 2026-05-22 -> TranHongPhuc | Geekbench 6 CPU | 378 / 642 |
| π 2026-05-22 -> TranHongPhuc | AnTuTu 11 | 399314 |
Samsung Exynos 1280
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-21 (eimakill) | AnTuTu 12 | 709508 |
| π 2026-08-16 -> SacredGold14 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 856 / 2016 |
| π 2026-08-09 (Adi) | AnTuTu 11 | 598004 |
| π 2026-07-14 (DJ) | AnTuTu 11 | 651423 |
| π 2026-06-15 (OmPhanLaoRaBien) | AnTuTu 11 | 637428 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 8895 and Exynos 1280CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.314 GHz β Exynos M2 4x 1.69 GHz β Cortex-A53 |
2x 2.4 GHz β Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2314 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Process | 10 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 3 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G71 MP20 | Mali-G68 MP4 |
| Architecture | Bifrost 1st gen | Valhall 2nd gen |
| GPU frequency | 546 MHz | 897 MHz |
| Pipelines | 20 | 4 |
| Shading units | 12 | 32 |
| Total shaders | 240 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 262.1 Gigaflops | 229.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | No | Yes |
| NPU theoretical performance | - | 4.3 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1800 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 32 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 28.7 Gb/s | 17 Gb/s |
| Max size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2400 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 28MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 108MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - 192 kHz/24 bit | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Shannon 355 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 16 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 1000 Mbps | Up to 2550 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 1280 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | February 2017 | March 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | S5E8895 | S5E8825 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 8895 official site | Samsung Exynos 1280 official site |
| Successor | - Samsung Exynos 2500 | - Samsung Exynos 1580 |
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