Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 vs Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 vs Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 612 and Mali-G71 MP20.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 678 is octa-core (Kryo 460) and Exynos 9 Octa 8895 is octa-core (Exynos Mongoose). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests like Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, Geekbench, Octane V2, Quadrant, AnTuTu 8, Vellamo, 3DMark, Neocore, PCMark, PassMark, and how good the processors are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat etc.

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chipset is better to buy Snapdragon 678 or Exynos 9 Octa 8895 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9.

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 678

15%

Exynos 9 Octa 8895

12%

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

Snapdragon 678

64%

Exynos 9 Octa 8895

64%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 678

12%

Exynos 9 Octa 8895

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 678	Exynos 9 Octa 8895
Total score	216174	176074
CPU	60533	49309
GPU	82148	66905
MEM	34589	28174
UX	38911	31689

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 678	Exynos 9 Octa 8895
Single-Core	348	488
Multi-Core	1207	1515

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 678	Exynos 9 Octa 8895
Frequency	2000 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	11 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x2.0 GHz Kryo 460	4x2.3 GHz Exynos Mongoose 4x1.7 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	14.9	29
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	16 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	2 MB
L3 cache
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 9 Octa 8895 is 13% better than Snapdragon 678 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 612	Mali-G71 MP20
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	546 MHz
GFloPS	398	371.2
# of Cores		20
# of Shader Units	256
Display	1080 x 2520 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	20.4	23.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	41.2	27.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	46.6	58.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	36.8	30.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	35.7	24.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	50.8	33.5
Real Racing 3	81.6	73.5
Sniper 3D	60.6	94.1
Need for Speed No Limits	83.9	82.3
Mortal Kombat X	74.6	94.1
CSR Racing 2	65.2	82.3

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	25 MP	28 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP	28 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 160
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 X12 LTE modem	LTE Cat.13/16 2/5 CA
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	Galileo, GLONASS, SBAS, GPS, Beidou, QZSS	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 is better: 21
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 is better: 17
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 678 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 678 specs and review.

Exynos 9 Octa 8895 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 9 Octa 8895 specs and review.