Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 712

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 712, compare of GPUs Adreno 616 and Mali-T880 MP12.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is octa-core (Exynos Mongoose) and Snapdragon 712 is octa-core (Kryo 360). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the chips, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Mozilla Kraken, Geekbench, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, GFXBench, PassMark, Octane V2, 3DMark, Neocore, Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chip is better to buy Exynos 8 Octa 8890 or Snapdragon 712 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Snapdragon 712

14%

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

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

54%

Snapdragon 712

68%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Snapdragon 712

11%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 8 Octa 8890	Snapdragon 712
Total score	123350	204421
CPU	34536	57228
GPU	46875	77675
MEM	19745	32714
UX	22212	36795

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 8 Octa 8890	Snapdragon 712
Single-Core	252	421
Multi-Core	1110	1686

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 8 Octa 8890	Snapdragon 712
Frequency	2300 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz Exynos Mongoose 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x2.3 GHz Kryo 360
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	26.82	13.91
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	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. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T880 MP12	Adreno 616
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	265	459.38
# of Cores	12
# of Shader Units		256
Display	4096 x 2160 pixels	3360 x 1440 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	30.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	47.5	50.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	50.4	58.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.3	40.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	43.5	43.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	61.7	66.9
Real Racing 3	75.6	73.1
Sniper 3D	80.6	111.2
Need for Speed No Limits	80.6	81.9
Mortal Kombat X	58	76.1
CSR Racing 2	70.6	76.1

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	24 MP	192 MP
Dual Camera resolution	24 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 250
Video Encoding FPS	60	60
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.12/13 2/3 CA	Qualcomm Snapdragon X15 LTE modem
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	800 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 is better: 24
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Exynos 8 Octa 8890 and Snapdragon 712, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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.

Snapdragon 712 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 712 specs and review.