Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 vs Samsung Exynos 9609

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 vs Samsung Exynos 9609, compare of GPUs Mali-G72 MP3 and Adreno 510.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Exynos 9609 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the chipsets, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications like Geekbench, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, Quadrant, PCMark, GFXBench, 3DMark, Neocore, PassMark, AnTuTu, Vellamo, and how good the SoCs are in games PUBG, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chip is better to buy Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 or Exynos 9609 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, 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 9609

10%

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

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

25%

Exynos 9609

68%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

Exynos 9609

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956	Exynos 9609
Total score	86746	144347
CPU	24279	40426
GPU	32957	54842
MEM	13874	23097
UX	15623	25980

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956	Exynos 9609
Single-Core	224	295
Multi-Core	1010	1299

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956	Exynos 9609
Frequency	1800 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1 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 9609 is 18% better than Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 has 2 more core than Exynos 9609. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 510	Mali-G72 MP3
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	176	161
# of Cores		3
# of Shader Units	128
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 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		25.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	17.8	25.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	31.1	51.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	19.9	26.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.4	20.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.2	35.9
Real Racing 3	54.4	90.7
Sniper 3D	59.1	82.9
Need for Speed No Limits	56	62.2
Mortal Kombat X	45.1	75.1
CSR Racing 2	43.5	62.2

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		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
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 2/3CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	100 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 9609 is better: 28
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

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 9609 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 9609 specs and review.