Samsung Exynos 7884 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 7884 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Samsung Exynos 7884 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 7884 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 - 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 7884 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 7884 was released in Q2/2018.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 12 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 was released in Q1/2023.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
Samsung Exynos 7872/7884/7885/7904 (4) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 (1)
2 Generation 1
Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Kryo Gold / Kryo Silver
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 7884 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 7884 is 1.60 GHz while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 is at 2.20 GHz.

Samsung Exynos 7884 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz
2x Cortex-A73
A-Core 2.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A78
1.35 GHz
6x Cortex-A53
B-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A55

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.

Samsung Exynos 7884 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Samsung Exynos 7884 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 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-G71 MP2 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 610
0.77 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Bifrost 1 GPU Generation 6
16 nm Technology 11 nm
1 Max. displays 0
2 Compute units --
32 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
11 DirectX Version 12.1

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.

ARM Mali-G71 MP2 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 610
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Samsung Exynos 7884 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 supports up to 12 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 22.0 GB/s.

Samsung Exynos 7884 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
LPDDR4-1866 Memory LPDDR5-5500
Max. Memory 12 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 22.0 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 7884 is --, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Samsung Exynos 7884 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 7884 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Samsung Exynos 7884 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
14 nm Technology 4 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
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, Windows 10 (ARM)
Q2/2018 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price --
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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 7884 Samsung Exynos 7884
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
232 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 2.20 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.
Samsung Exynos 7884 Samsung Exynos 7884
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
829 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 7884 Samsung Exynos 7884
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
254 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 7884 Samsung Exynos 7884
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
802 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 7884 Samsung Exynos 7884
ARM Mali-G71 MP2 @ 0.77 GHz
53 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Qualcomm Adreno 610 @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 10 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 10 benchmark is one of the best-known benchmarks for mobile processors, which is now available in version 10. There is a version for Android-based smartphones and tablets, as well as a version for Apple mobile devices, i.e. iPhones and iPads.

The Antutu 10 benchmark has 3 phases. In the first phase, the device's RAM is tested, in phase 2 the graphics are tested and in the final phase the entire device is pushed to its performance limits by rendering 3D graphics.

Antutu 10 is therefore ideal for comparing the performance of different devices.
Samsung Exynos 7884 Samsung Exynos 7884
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
506247 (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.
Samsung Exynos 7884 Samsung Exynos 7884
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
1521 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 7884 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
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