Exynos 9611 vs Exynos 1280

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 9611 (with Mali-G72 MP3 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 1280
  • Performs 3.8x better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 10 nm)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 73%) AnTuTu 11 score – 615K vs 355K
  • Supports 33% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 12.8 GB/s)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~6%)
  • 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
355351
615425
CPU 146634 256114
GPU 30478 71758
Memory 82437 95251
UX 95802 192302
Total score 355351 615425
Samples [17 tests] [56 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Exynos 1280 +162%
956
Multi-Core Score
2082
Asset compression 69.2 MB/sec 102.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 27.4 pages/sec 52.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 30 Mpixels/sec 71.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 9.76 images/sec 37 images/sec
HDR 38.1 Mpixels/sec 68.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 1.54 images/sec 6.2 images/sec
Photo processing 5.84 images/sec 16.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 1.3 Mpixels/sec 3.15 Mpixels/sec
Samples 13 tests 37 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
2321
Background blur 2.36 images/sec 3.25 images/sec
Face detection 1.43 images/sec 1.62 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.12 Gpixels/sec 0.15 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 5.22 Gpixels/sec 7 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 145.6 FPS 408.3 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 9 tests 18 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
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

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
11719
Web score 5186 9628
Video editing score 5099 7350
Data manipulation score 4791 8838
Photo editing score 10017 22696
Writing score 6916 13552
Phones tested Less than 3 3 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 31 FPS
[High]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 40 FPS
[Medium]
-
World of Tanks Blitz 43 FPS
[Ultra]
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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 38 FPS
[High]
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Device Samsung Galaxy A51
1080 x 2400
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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 9611
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 (Doc)AnTuTu 11352951
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (Haluk)AnTuTu 11311605
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-30 (Aginves)AnTuTu 11357049
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 (ROBIZ)AnTuTu 11331364
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-15 (Somya Lohiya)AnTuTu 11298360
Samsung Exynos 1280
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-19 -> Black_KRGMAnTuTu 12783535
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-10 -> Black_KRGMAnTuTu 12765124
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-09 (James)AnTuTu 11612157
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-08 (Smile)AnTuTu 12697936
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 (eimakill)AnTuTu 12709508

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 9611 and Exynos 1280

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A73
4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53
2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2300 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 10 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistor count 3 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 8 W 6 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G72 MP3 Mali-G68 MP4
Architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Valhall 2nd gen
GPU frequency 850 MHz 897 MHz
Pipelines 3 4
Shading units 12 32
Total shaders 36 128
FLOPS 61.2 Gigaflops 229.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0

AI Accelerator

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

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1600 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 12.8 Gb/s 17 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2560 x 1600 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 64MP, 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
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Shannon 337 -
4G support LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 18
5G support No Yes
Download speed Up to 600 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 September 2019 March 2022
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number S5E9611 S5E8825
Official page Samsung Exynos 9611 official site Samsung Exynos 1280 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 1680 - Samsung Exynos 1680

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Saqib Mukadam September 21, 2024 at 06:40 PM
I am using M31s with the 9611 and it's been an okay experience. The phone is good for normal usage like the use of light apps. Its power-saving mode is more stable and responsive compared to the non-power-saving mode. My previous phone, Oppo F25 with 6 GB RAM plus 128 GB ROM, felt faster and smoother than this M31s phone. The 9611 is not stable in delivering power when needed, making it okay for a phone just for basic things.
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Dimensity Man December 25, 2024 at 05:20 PM
Exynos 9611 is an overheating microwave. Also avoid every phone with exynos chipsets cuz Mediatek Dimensity is going to be the new future.
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Fred March 23, 2023 at 11:45 PM
I'm using both processors, Exynos 1280 on galaxy a33 has fantastic 4G+ speed, i'v downloaded up to 160 Mbps using it.
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