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Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs Samsung Exynos 1280

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
34.9Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1280
34.8Inno Score
24.3CPU27.2
—GPU23.6
36Benchmarks37.2
54.9Efficiencyspec-based65.6
2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6853 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1280

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 scores 34.9 against 34.8 for Samsung Exynos 1280. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

  • 17% higher Max clock: 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1280

  • 106% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 968 vs 470
  • 39% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,078 vs 1,500
  • 17% lower process: 5 nm vs 6 nm

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 685Samsung Exynos 1280
Announced20232022
Process6 nm5 nm+17%
TDP (typical)5 W5 W
ArchitectureArmv8Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 685Samsung Exynos 1280
Cores88
Core configuration4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A532x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.8 GHz+17%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 685Samsung Exynos 1280
GPUQualcomm Adreno 610Arm Mali-G68 MP4

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 685Samsung Exynos 1280
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 686—

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 685Samsung Exynos 1280
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth17.1 GB/s17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 685Samsung Exynos 1280
ModemSnapdragon X11 LTEIntegrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.15.1

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 685Samsung Exynos 1280
Max displayFHD+ @ 90HzFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 685Samsung Exynos 1280
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared471,425Bottom 8%495,000
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)185,372Bottom 8%—
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)29,548Bottom 8%—
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)128,755Bottom 12%—
AnTuTu 11 (UX)127,750Bottom 7%—
Geekbench 6 (single)470Bottom 19%968+106%Bottom 45%
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,500Bottom 17%2,078+39%Bottom 36%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—635Bottom 27%

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