Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G vs Samsung Exynos 7884

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 7884
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G Samsung Exynos 7884

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G or Samsung Exynos 7884 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G was released in Q4/2021.

The Samsung Exynos 7884 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 7884 was released in Q2/2018.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 (2) CPU group Samsung Exynos 7872/7884/7885/7904 (4)
6 Generation 2
Kryo 460 Architecture Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G is 2.20 GHz while the Samsung Exynos 7884 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 7884 is at 1.60 GHz.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7884
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz
8x Kryo 460 Gold
A-Core 1.60 GHz
2x Cortex-A73
1.80 GHz
6x Kryo 460 Silver
B-Core 1.35 GHz
6x Cortex-A53

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7884
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G or Samsung Exynos 7884 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Qualcomm Adreno 619 GPU ARM Mali-G71 MP2
0.95 GHz GPU frequency 0.77 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation Bifrost 1
8 nm Technology 16 nm
2 Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 2
128 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12.1 DirectX Version 11

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Qualcomm Adreno 619 GPU ARM Mali-G71 MP2
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 17.0 GB/s. The Samsung Exynos 7884 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7884
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory LPDDR4-1866
8 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
17.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G is --, while the Samsung Exynos 7884 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7884
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G is manufactured in 8 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 7884 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7884
8 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q4/2021 Release date Q2/2018
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7884 (36%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7884 (45%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
541 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7884 Samsung Exynos 7884
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
232 (43%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1695 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7884 Samsung Exynos 7884
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
829 (49%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
892 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7884 Samsung Exynos 7884
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
254 (28%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2011 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7884 Samsung Exynos 7884
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
802 (40%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G
Qualcomm Adreno 619 @ 0.95 GHz
536 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7884 Samsung Exynos 7884
ARM Mali-G71 MP2 @ 0.77 GHz
53 (10%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
315497 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7884 Samsung Exynos 7884
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
273594 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7884 Samsung Exynos 7884
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 7884 Samsung Exynos 7884
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
1521 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G Samsung Exynos 7884
Motorola Moto G51 5G
Sharp Aquos Wish
Unknown

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