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Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 vs Samsung Exynos 850

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26.2Inno Score
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26.2Inno Score
20CPU20
20Benchmarks20
46.7Efficiency46.7
2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6364 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 850

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 scores 26.2 against 26.2 for Samsung Exynos 850. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

  • 67% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 1,000 vs 600
  • 53% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 260 vs 170

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 850

  • 43% lower process: 8 nm vs 14 nm
  • 20% higher Max bandwidth: 12.8 GB/s vs 10.7 GB/s
  • 11% higher Max clock: 2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 636Samsung Exynos 850
Announced20182020
Process14 nm8 nm+43%
TDP (typical)4 W4 W
ArchitectureArmv8Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 636Samsung Exynos 850
Cores88
Core configuration4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 260 Silver8x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock1.8 GHz2 GHz+11%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 636Samsung Exynos 850
GPUQualcomm Adreno 509Arm Mali-G52 MP1

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 636Samsung Exynos 850
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 680—

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 636Samsung Exynos 850
Memory typeLPDDR4-1333LPDDR4X-1600
Max bandwidth10.7 GB/s12.8 GB/s+20%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 636Samsung Exynos 850
ModemSnapdragon X12 LTEIntegrated LTE Cat-7
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 636Samsung Exynos 850
Max displayFHD+ @ 60HzFHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@30fps1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 636Samsung Exynos 850
AnTuTu 10180,000Top 94%180,000Top 94%
Geekbench 6 (single)260+53%Top 95%170Top 96%
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,000+67%Top 94%600Top 97%

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