Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 vs Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 vs Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 510 and Mali-T880 MP12.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is octa-core (Exynos Mongoose). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as GeekBench 6, 5, Quadrant, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, PCMark, 3DMark, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 or Exynos 8 Octa 8890 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

25%

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Total score	86746	123350
CPU	24279	34536
GPU	32957	46875
MEM	13874	19745
UX	15623	22212

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Single-Core	224	252
Multi-Core	1010	1110

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Frequency	1800 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.3 GHz Exynos Mongoose 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	14	26.82
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is 21% better than Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 has 2 more core than Exynos 8 Octa 8890. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 510	Mali-T880 MP12
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	176	265
# of Cores		12
# of Shader Units	128
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile		24.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	17.8	47.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	31.1	50.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	19.9	26.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.4	43.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.2	61.7
Real Racing 3	54.4	75.6
Sniper 3D	59.1	80.6
Need for Speed No Limits	56	80.6
Mortal Kombat X	45.1	58
CSR Racing 2	43.5	70.6

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	21 MP	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution		24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X8 LTE modem	LTE Cat.12/13 2/3 CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	100 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 is better: 5
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is better: 35
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark

• Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 specs and review.

Exynos 8 Octa 8890 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10

• Exynos 8 Octa 8890 specs and review.