Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c vs Samsung Exynos 1280

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 1280
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Samsung Exynos 1280

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c or Samsung Exynos 1280 - 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 7c has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c was released in 2020.

The Samsung Exynos 1280 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 1280 was released in Q1/2022.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c (2) CPU group Samsung Exynos 1280 (1)
2 Generation 6
Kryo 468 Architecture Cortex-A78/-A55
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz. The Samsung Exynos 1280 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Characteristic Samsung Exynos 1280
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz
2x Kryo 468 Gold
A-Core 2.40 GHz
2x Cortex-A78
2.40 GHz
6x Kryo 468 Silver
B-Core 2.00 GHz
6x Cortex-A55

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Characteristic Samsung Exynos 1280
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 692 @ 5 TOPS AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Qualcomm Adreno 618 GPU ARM Mali-G68 MP4
0.70 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation Vallhall 2
14 nm Technology 6 nm
2 Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 4
128 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 DirectX Version 12

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 618 GPU ARM Mali-G68 MP4
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 1280 can connect up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Characteristic Samsung Exynos 1280
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory LPDDR4X
8 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c has a TDP of --, that of the Samsung Exynos 1280 is --.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Characteristic Samsung Exynos 1280
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Samsung Exynos 1280 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Characteristic Samsung Exynos 1280
8 nm Technology 5 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
2020 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c (71%)
Samsung Exynos 1280 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c (84%)
Samsung Exynos 1280 (100%)

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 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
524 (71%)
Samsung Exynos 1280 Samsung Exynos 1280
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
741 (100%)

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 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1559 (84%)
Samsung Exynos 1280 Samsung Exynos 1280
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1855 (100%)

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 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 1280 Samsung Exynos 1280
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
845 (100%)

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 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 1280 Samsung Exynos 1280
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1829 (100%)

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 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
Qualcomm Adreno 618 @ 0.70 GHz
358 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 1280 Samsung Exynos 1280
ARM Mali-G68 MP4 @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 1280 Samsung Exynos 1280
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
419640 (100%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
5 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 1280 Samsung Exynos 1280
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Samsung Exynos 1280
HP Chromebook x2 11
Acer Aspire 1 A114-61
Unknown

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