Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 vs Samsung Exynos 9610
33.5CPU28
28.6GPU—
51.1Benchmarks—
49.3AIspec-based—
32.1Efficiencyspec-based20
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8650 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 9610
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Samsung Exynos 9610 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
- Stronger CPU score: 34 vs 28
- 1150% higher Max download: 7.5 Gbps vs 0.6 Gbps
- 30% lower process: 7 nm vs 10 nm
- 23% higher Max clock: 2.84 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 9610
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2018 |
| Process | 7 nm+30% | 10 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 10 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv8.2 | Armv8 |
CPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A77 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 | 4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| Max clock | 2.84 GHz+23% | 2.3 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 650 | Arm Mali-G72 MP3 |
| GPU clock | 587 MHz | — |
AI
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon 698 | — |
| AI performance | 15 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5-2750 | LPDDR4X |
| Max bandwidth | 44 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Snapdragon X55 5G (external) | Integrated LTE Cat-12 |
| Max download | 7.5 Gbps+1150% | 0.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.0 |
Media
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz | WQXGA (2560x1600) |
| Video capture | 8K@30fps | 4K@120fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 861,546Bottom 39% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | 306,337Bottom 34% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | 162,790Bottom 41% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | 152,804Bottom 27% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | 239,615Bottom 36% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,100Top 43% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 3,300Top 40% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,250Bottom 41% | — |
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