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Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 vs Samsung Exynos 850

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
45.7Inno Score
VS
S
26.2Inno Score
37.2CPU20
34.3GPU—
55.9Benchmarks20
64AI—
55.9Efficiency46.7
6 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8881 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 850

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 45.7 to 26.2, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+36) and CPU (+17). 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 888

  • Stronger CPU score: 37 vs 20
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 56 vs 20
  • Stronger efficiency score: 56 vs 47
  • 753% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,450 vs 170
  • 508% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,650 vs 600

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 850

  • 56% lower TDP (typical): 4 W vs 9 W

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 888Samsung Exynos 850
Announced20202020
Process5 nm+37%8 nm
TDP (typical)9 W4 W+56%
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 888Samsung Exynos 850
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A558x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.84 GHz+42%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 888Samsung Exynos 850
GPUAdreno 660Arm Mali-G52 MP1
GPU clock840 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 888Samsung Exynos 850
NPUHexagon 780—
AI performance26 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 888Samsung Exynos 850
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR4X-1600
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s+300%12.8 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 888Samsung Exynos 850
ModemSnapdragon X60 5GIntegrated LTE Cat-7
Max download7.5 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.25.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 888Samsung Exynos 850
Max display4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144HzFHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture8K@30fps1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 888Samsung Exynos 850
AnTuTu 101,040,324+478%Top 31%180,000Top 94%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,450+753%Top 28%170Top 96%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,650+508%Top 34%600Top 97%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,550Top 63%—
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)379,461Top 52%—
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)169,822Top 60%—
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)200,968Top 49%—
AnTuTu 10 (UX)290,073Top 52%—

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