Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 vs Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 vs Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890, compare of GPUs Mali-T880 MP12 and Adreno 430.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A57) and Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is octa-core (Exynos Mongoose). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, Vellamo, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, Octane V2, GeekBench 6, 5, Neocore, 3DMark, PCMark, AnTuTu 8, even the gaming performance of processors in Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Real Racing 3 etc.

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 or Exynos 8 Octa 8890 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2.

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 810 MSM8994

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

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

Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

38%

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 810 MSM8994	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Total score	74144	123350
CPU	20750	34536
GPU	28176	46875
MEM	11867	19745
UX	13352	22212

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 810 MSM8994	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Single-Core	191	252
Multi-Core	863	1110

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 810 MSM8994	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Frequency	2000 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	20 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x1.5 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	6 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	10	26.82
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 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 13% better than Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 430	Mali-T880 MP12
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	421.2	265
# of Cores		12
# of Shader Units	256
Display	3840 x 2160 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)	16.4	47.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.2	50.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	18.8	26.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.9	43.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	17.9	61.7
Real Racing 3	40.8	75.6
Sniper 3D	35.4	80.6
Need for Speed No Limits	38.1	80.6
Mortal Kombat X	35.4	58
CSR Racing 2	35.4	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	55 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 X10 LTE modem	LTE Cat.12/13 2/3 CA
Download speed	450 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is better: 31
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 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.