Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 vs Samsung Exynos 5800

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 5800
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Samsung Exynos 5800

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 and the Samsung Exynos 5800 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 8 core processor released in Q3/2018 with the Samsung Exynos 5800 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2014.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Samsung Exynos (46)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845/850 (2) CPU group Samsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800 (5)
5 Generation 3
Kryo 385 Architecture Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.95 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Samsung Exynos 5800 clocks with 2.00 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5800
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.95 GHz
4x Kryo 385 Gold
A-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 385 Silver
B-Core 1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A7

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 850 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5800
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Qualcomm Adreno 630 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP6
0.70 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
4 GPU Generation Midgard 2
10 nm Technology 32nm
2 Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 6
256 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11 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 630 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP6
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 850, while the Samsung Exynos 5800 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5800
LPDDR4X-3733 Memory LPDDR3-933
8 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 0
29.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
1.50 MB L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Samsung Exynos 5800 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5800
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 has 3.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Samsung Exynos 5800 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5800
10 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q3/2018 Release date Q2/2014
-- Release price --
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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 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
Qualcomm Adreno 630 @ 0.70 GHz
737 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5800 Samsung Exynos 5800
ARM Mali-T628 MP6 @ 0.60 GHz
115 (16%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
8C 8T @ 2.95 GHz
30 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5800 Samsung Exynos 5800
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
8C 8T @ 2.95 GHz
148 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5800 Samsung Exynos 5800
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
8C 8T @ 2.95 GHz
489 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5800 Samsung Exynos 5800
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
8C 8T @ 2.95 GHz
1953 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5800 Samsung Exynos 5800
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Samsung Exynos 5800
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