Samsung Exynos 9611 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 730

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Samsung Exynos 9611 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
Samsung Exynos 9611 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 9611 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 - 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 9611 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 9611 was released in Q4/2018.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 was released in Q2/2019.
Samsung Exynos (49) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
Samsung Exynos 9600 (3) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 (3)
3 Generation 2
Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Kryo 470 Gold/475 Silver
Smartphone / Tablet Segment Smartphone / Tablet
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 9611 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 9611 is 2.30 GHz while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 is at 2.20 GHz.

Samsung Exynos 9611 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
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 2.20 GHz
2x Kryo 470 Gold
1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core 1.80 GHz
6x Kryo 470 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 9611 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 688 @ 3.6 TOPS
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Samsung Exynos 9611 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 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-G72 MP3 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 618
0.85 GHz GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Bifrost 2 GPU Generation 6
16 nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 2
3 Compute units --
48 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
12 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-G72 MP3 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 618
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 9611 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 14.9 GB/s.

Samsung Exynos 9611 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
LPDDR4X-1600 Memory LPDDR4X-3733
Max. Memory 8 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 9611 is --, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Samsung Exynos 9611 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 9611 is manufactured in 10 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 is manufactured in 8 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Samsung Exynos 9611 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
10 nm Technology 8 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 Q2/2019
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 9611 (59%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 (100%)
Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 9611 (75%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Samsung Exynos 9611 Samsung Exynos 9611
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
367 (52%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
706 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Samsung Exynos 9611 Samsung Exynos 9611
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1126 (72%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1559 (100%)

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 9611 Samsung Exynos 9611
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
347 (66%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
526 (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 9611 Samsung Exynos 9611
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1277 (77%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1652 (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 9611 Samsung Exynos 9611
ARM Mali-G72 MP3 @ 0.85 GHz
94 (26%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
Qualcomm Adreno 618 @ 0.70 GHz
358 (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 9611 Samsung Exynos 9611
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
179265 (63%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
282405 (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 9611 Samsung Exynos 9611
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
2401 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

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).
Samsung Exynos 9611 Samsung Exynos 9611
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
3.6 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 9611 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
Unknown Samsung Galaxy A71
Samsung Galaxy A80
Xiaomi Mi 9T
Xiaomi Redmi K20

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