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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 vs Samsung Exynos 850

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
34Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 850
26.2Inno Score
27.7CPU20
21.1GPU—
—Benchmarks20
68Efficiencyspec-based46.7
5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 50 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 850

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 34 to 26.2, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+8). Samsung Exynos 850 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5

  • Stronger CPU score: 28 vs 20
  • 474% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 976 vs 170
  • 275% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,250 vs 600
  • 50% lower process: 4 nm vs 8 nm
  • 20% higher Max clock: 2.4 GHz vs 2 GHz

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 850

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 850
Announced20262020
Process4 nm+50%8 nm
TDP (typical)—4 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 850
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A558x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.4 GHz+20%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 850
GPUAdreno 629Arm Mali-G52 MP1

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 850
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-1600
Max bandwidth—12.8 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 850
ModemQualcomm 5G Modem-RF System (Sub-6 GHz)Integrated LTE Cat-7
Max download2.8 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.15.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 850
Max displayFHD+ @ 144HzFHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture1080p@30fps1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 850
AnTuTu—180,000
Geekbench 6 (single)976+474%Bottom 44%170Bottom 5%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,250+275%Bottom 38%600Bottom 4%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme332Bottom 3%—

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