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/Vulcan
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
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 10 nm)
  • Performs 88% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 81%) AnTuTu 9 score – 414K vs 229K
  • Announced 2-years and 6-months later
  • Supports 43% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 11.9 GB/s)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~18%)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
229541
414415
CPU 61042 123097
GPU 57036 119277
Memory 41776 66809
UX 71068 106045
Total score 229541 414415

GeekBench 5

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Exynos 1280 +128%
735
Multi-Core Score
1875
Image compression 68.2 Mpixels/s 116.6 Mpixels/s
Face detection 11.6 images/s 13.5 images/s
Speech recognition 24.3 words/s 33.1 words/s
Machine learning 17.7 images/s 29.3 images/s
Camera shooting 8.41 images/s 13.1 images/s
HTML 5 1.29 Mnodes/s 1.97 Mnodes/s
SQLite 409.6 Krows/s 556.4 Krows/s

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Exynos 1280 +195%
2287
Stability 97% 99%
Graphics test 4 FPS 13 FPS
Score 776 2287

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]
-
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.

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 8 W 6 W

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G72 MP3 Mali-G68 MP4
Architecture Bifrost 2 Valhall 2
GPU frequency 850 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution units 3 4
Shading units 48 48
FLOPS 259 Gigaflops 487 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1600 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 11.9 Gbit/s 17 Gbit/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
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 1840 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

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Comments

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Fred 23 March 2023 23:45
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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