Samsung Exynos 9610 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 632

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Samsung Exynos 9610 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
Samsung Exynos 9610 Qualcomm Snapdragon 632

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 9610 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 - 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 9610 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 9610 was released in Q4/2018.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 was released in Q3/2018.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
Samsung Exynos 9600 (3) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 (1)
3 Generation 6
Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Kryo 250
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 9610 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz.

Samsung Exynos 9610 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A73
A-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 250 Gold
1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 250 Silver

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 9610 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 546
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 506
0.85 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
Bifrost 2 GPU Generation 5
16 nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 0
3 Compute units --
48 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
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-G72 MP3 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 506
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Samsung Exynos 9610 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 can connect up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Samsung Exynos 9610 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
LPDDR4X-1600 Memory LPDDR3-1866
Max. Memory 4 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 7.5 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Samsung Exynos 9610 has a TDP of --, that of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 is --.

Samsung Exynos 9610 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 9610 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Samsung Exynos 9610 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
10 nm Technology 14 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
Q4/2018 Release date Q3/2018
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 9610 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 (79%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 9610 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 (94%)

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 9610 Samsung Exynos 9610
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
329 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
265 (81%)

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 9610 Samsung Exynos 9610
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1164 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
1127 (97%)

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 9610 Samsung Exynos 9610
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
370 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
286 (77%)

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 9610 Samsung Exynos 9610
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1095 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
1053 (96%)

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 9610 Samsung Exynos 9610
ARM Mali-G72 MP3 @ 0.85 GHz
94 (82%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
Qualcomm Adreno 506 @ 0.60 GHz
115 (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 9610 Samsung Exynos 9610
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
171465 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
123650 (72%)

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 9610 Samsung Exynos 9610
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
2235 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
2007 (90%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 9610 Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
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