Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 vs Samsung Exynos 9825

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 9825
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Samsung Exynos 9825

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 or Samsung Exynos 9825 - 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 855 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.84 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 was released in Q4/2018.

The Samsung Exynos 9825 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.73 GHz. The CPU supports up to 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 9825 was released in Q3/2019.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Samsung Exynos (46)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/860 (3) CPU group Samsung Exynos 9825 (1)
6 Generation 3
Kryo 485 Architecture Exynos M4/Cortex-A75/-A55
Mobile Segment Mobile
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.84 GHz. The Samsung Exynos 9825 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.73 GHz.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 9825
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.84 GHz
1x Kryo 485 Prime
A-Core 2.73 GHz
2x Exynos M4
2.42 GHz
3x Kryo 485 Gold
B-Core 2.31 GHz
2x Cortex-A75
1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 485 Silver
C-Core 1.95 GHz
4x 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 855 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 9825
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 690 @ 7 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 640 GPU ARM Mali-G76 MP12
0.25 GHz GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
0.59 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation Bifrost 3
7 nm Technology 7 nm
1 Max. displays 2
4 Compute units 12
384 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
12.0 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 640 GPU ARM Mali-G76 MP12
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 9825 can connect up to 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 9825
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory LPDDR4X-1866
16 GB Max. Memory 12 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
1.75 MB L2 Cache 1.50 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 has a TDP of --, that of the Samsung Exynos 9825 is --.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 9825
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 has a 3.75 MB cache, while the Samsung Exynos 9825 cache has a total of 3.50 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 9825
7 nm Technology 7 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
Q4/2018 Release date Q3/2019
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

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 855 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
724 (99%)
Samsung Exynos 9825 Samsung Exynos 9825
8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz
731 (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 855 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
2578 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 9825 Samsung Exynos 9825
8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz
2098 (81%)

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 855 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
960 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 9825 Samsung Exynos 9825
8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz
806 (84%)

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 855 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
2819 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 9825 Samsung Exynos 9825
8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz
2069 (73%)

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 855 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Qualcomm Adreno 640 @ 0.59 GHz
899 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 9825 Samsung Exynos 9825
ARM Mali-G76 MP12 @ 0.70 GHz
607 (68%)

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 855 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
432560 (95%)
Samsung Exynos 9825 Samsung Exynos 9825
8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz
455970 (100%)

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 855 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
4527 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 9825 Samsung Exynos 9825
8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz
3714 (82%)

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 855 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
7 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 9825 Samsung Exynos 9825
8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Samsung Exynos 9825
OnePlus 7 Pro
OnePlus 7 Pro 5G
Sony Xperia 1
Sony Xperia 5
Xiaomi Mi 9
Oppo Reno 10x Zoom
Samsung Galaxy Note10
Samsung Galaxy Note10+

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