Samsung Exynos 850 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

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Samsung Exynos 850 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Samsung Exynos 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 850 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 - 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 850 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 850 was released in Q2/2020.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 10 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 was released in Q1/2018.
Samsung Exynos (46) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Samsung Exynos 800 (2) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 845/850 (2)
4 Generation 5
Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Kryo 385
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
-- Successor Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 850 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 850 is 2.00 GHz while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 is at 2.80 GHz.

Samsung Exynos 850 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
8x Cortex-A55
A-Core 2.80 GHz
4x Kryo 385 Gold
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 385 Silver

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.

Samsung Exynos 850 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Samsung Exynos 850 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 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-G52 MP1 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 630
0.85 GHz GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Bifrost 2 GPU Generation 4
16 nm Technology 10 nm
2 Max. displays 2
1 Compute units --
16 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
12 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.

ARM Mali-G52 MP1 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 630
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No 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 850 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 supports up to 10 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 52.0 GB/s.

Samsung Exynos 850 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
LPDDR4X Memory LPDDR4X-3733
Max. Memory 10 GB
0 Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 52.0 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.50 MB
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 850 is --, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Samsung Exynos 850 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 850 is manufactured in 8 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 3.50 MB cache.

Samsung Exynos 850 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
8 nm Technology 10 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
Q2/2020 Release date Q1/2018
-- 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.
Samsung Exynos 850 Samsung Exynos 850
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
178 (35%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
504 (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.
Samsung Exynos 850 Samsung Exynos 850
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1027 (47%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
2165 (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.
Samsung Exynos 850 Samsung Exynos 850
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
219 (40%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
552 (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.
Samsung Exynos 850 Samsung Exynos 850
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
942 (47%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
2022 (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.
Samsung Exynos 850 Samsung Exynos 850
ARM Mali-G52 MP1 @ 0.85 GHz
26 (4%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Qualcomm Adreno 630 @ 0.70 GHz
737 (100%)

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 850 Samsung Exynos 850
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
124055 (34%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
361498 (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 850 Samsung Exynos 850
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
2621 (80%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
3276 (100%)

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 850 Samsung Exynos 850
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
142056 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
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Vivo NEX S
Asus Zenfone 5z
Razer Phone 2
Asus ROG Phone
Sony Xperia XZ2

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