Samsung Exynos 1080 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 1080 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
Samsung Exynos 1080 Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 1080 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus - 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 Samsung Exynos 1080 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 1080 was released in Q4/2020.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus was released in Q3/2020.
Samsung Exynos Family Qualcomm Snapdragon
Samsung Exynos 1080 CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 865/870
5 Generation 7
Cortex-A78/-A78/-A55 Architecture Kryo 585
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 1080 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 1080 is 2.80 GHz while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus is at 2.60 GHz.

8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz
1x Cortex-A78
A-Core 3.10 GHz
1x Kryo 585 Prime
2.60 GHz
3x Cortex-A78
B-Core 2.42 GHz
3x Kryo 585 Gold
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
C-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 585 Silver

Internal Graphics

The Samsung Exynos 1080 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus 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.

ARM Mali-G78 MP10 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 650
0.76 GHz GPU frequency 0.25 GHz
GPU (Turbo) 0.67 GHz
Vallhall 2 GPU Generation 6
5 nm Technology 7 nm
1 Max. displays 1
10 Execution units 2
160 Shader 512
Max. GPU Memory
12 DirectX Version 12.0

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.

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
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Samsung Exynos 1080 can use up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus supports up to 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

LPDDR4X, LPDDR5 Memory LPDDR4X-4266, LPDDR5-5500
Max. Memory 16 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
-- Bandwidth --
No ECC No
L2 Cache 2.00 MB
L3 Cache 3.00 MB
PCIe version
PCIe lanes

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 1080 is --, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus has a TDP of 10 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 10 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 1080 is manufactured in 5 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

5 nm Technology 7 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q4/2020 Release date Q3/2020
-- Release price --
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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.

Samsung Exynos 1080 Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
8C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
1248 (100%)
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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.

Samsung Exynos 1080 Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
8C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
3129 (100%)
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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.

Samsung Exynos 1080 Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
903 (92%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
8C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
985 (100%)
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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.

Samsung Exynos 1080 Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
3343 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
8C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
3275 (98%)
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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.

Samsung Exynos 1080 Samsung Exynos 1080
ARM Mali-G78 MP10 @ 0.76 GHz
972 (69%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
Qualcomm Adreno 650 @ 0.67 GHz
1418 (100%)
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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.

Samsung Exynos 1080 Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
8C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
716498 (100%)
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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.

Samsung Exynos 1080 Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
688300 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
8C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
616032 (90%)
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Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 1080 Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
Unknown Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 T870
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 T875
ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold

Leaderboards

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