Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 vs Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 vs Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895, comparison of GPUs Adreno 630 and Mali-G71 MP20.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 845 SDM845 is octa-core (Kryo 385) and Exynos 9 Octa 8895 is octa-core (Exynos Mongoose). 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 read, is made by the table.

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chipset is better to buy Snapdragon 845 SDM845 or Exynos 9 Octa 8895 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, 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 845 SDM845

20%

Exynos 9 Octa 8895

12%

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

Snapdragon 845 SDM845

63%

Exynos 9 Octa 8895

64%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 845 SDM845

19%

Exynos 9 Octa 8895

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 845 SDM845	Exynos 9 Octa 8895
Total score	280088	176074
CPU	78415	49309
GPU	106425	66905
MEM	44812	28174
UX	50418	31689

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 845 SDM845	Exynos 9 Octa 8895
Single-Core	616	488
Multi-Core	2218	1515

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 845 SDM845	Exynos 9 Octa 8895
Frequency	2800 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x2.8 GHz Kryo 385	4x2.3 GHz Exynos Mongoose 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	9 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	29.8	29
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	2 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 845 SDM845 is 17% better than Exynos 9 Octa 8895 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 630	Mali-G71 MP20
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	546 MHz
GFloPS	712	371.2
# of Cores		20
# of Shader Units	512
Display	2560 x 1600 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	26.3	23.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	54.9	27.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	61.6	58.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	53.7	30.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	47.1	24.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	69.9	33.5
Real Racing 3	123.2	73.5
Sniper 3D	135.5	94.1
Need for Speed No Limits	86.2	82.3
Mortal Kombat X	98.6	94.1
CSR Racing 2	86.2	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	32 MP	28 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP	28 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 280
Video Encoding FPS	60	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 X20 LTE modem	LTE Cat.13/16 2/5 CA
Download speed	1200 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	50 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 845 SDM845 is better: 31
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 is better: 8
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 845 SDM845 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 845 SDM845 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.