Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 vs Samsung Exynos 850

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 vs Samsung Exynos 850, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G52 MP6 and Adreno 430.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A57) and Exynos 850 is octa-core (Cortex-A55). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like WebXPRT 3, PassMark, Geekbench, Octane V2, Neocore, GFXBench, 3DMark, Quadrant, AnTuTu 8, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, and how good the chipsets are in games Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 or Exynos 850 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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 850

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

Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

38%

Exynos 850

74%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Exynos 850

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 810 MSM8994	Exynos 850
Total score	74144	119144
CPU	20750	33358
GPU	28176	45266
MEM	11867	19058
UX	13352	21445

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 810 MSM8994	Exynos 850
Single-Core	191	243
Multi-Core	863	1072

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 810 MSM8994	Exynos 850
Frequency	2000 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	20 nm	8 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	6 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	10
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 430	Mali-G52 MP6
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	421.2	426
# of Cores		6
# of Shader Units	256
Display	3840 x 2160 pixels	2520 x 1080 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		23.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	16.4	45.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.2	48.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	18.8	25.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.9	41.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	17.9	59.6
Real Racing 3	40.8	85.2
Sniper 3D	35.4	107.1
Need for Speed No Limits	38.1	58.4
Mortal Kombat X	35.4	70.6
CSR Racing 2	35.4	58.4

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	22 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264, 10-bit H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X10 LTE modem	LTE Cat.13 5CA/Cat.15 2CA
Download speed	450 MBit/s.	400 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: 13
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 850 is better: 27
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

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 850 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 850 specs and review.