Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 9609

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 9609, comparison of GPUs Mali-G72 MP3 and Adreno 510.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Exynos 9609 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics of the chips, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software like AnTuTu, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, Geekbench, PassMark, GFXBench, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, Vellamo, 3DMark, and how good the SoCs are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro or Exynos 9609 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, 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 653 MSM8976 Pro

Exynos 9609

10%

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

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

27%

Exynos 9609

68%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

Exynos 9609

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Exynos 9609
Total score	88401	144347
CPU	24746	40426
GPU	33597	54842
MEM	14142	23097
UX	15904	25980

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Exynos 9609
Single-Core	228	295
Multi-Core	1029	1299

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Exynos 9609
Frequency	1950 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.95 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 11% better than Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro in terms of CPU frequency. 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)	18.9	25.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	31.4	51.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.6	26.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.8	20.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.4	35.9
Real Racing 3	39.3	90.7
Sniper 3D	69.1	82.9
Need for Speed No Limits	37.7	62.2
Mortal Kombat X	50.2	75.1
CSR Racing 2	34.5	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 X9 LTE modem	LTE Cat.12/13 2/3CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 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 653 MSM8976 Pro is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 9609 is better: 26
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro and Exynos 9609, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro 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.