Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro, comparison of GPUs Mali-T880 MP12 and Adreno 530.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is octa-core (Exynos Mongoose) and Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro is quad-core (Kryo 280). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 8 Octa 8890 or Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, 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

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

10%

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

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

54%

Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 8 Octa 8890	Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Total score	123350	149901
CPU	34536	41975
GPU	46875	56961
MEM	19745	23984
UX	22212	26987

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 8 Octa 8890	Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Single-Core	252	306
Multi-Core	1110	1349

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 8 Octa 8890	Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Frequency	2300 MHz	2400 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz Exynos Mongoose 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.4 GHz Kryo 280
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	11 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	26.82	29.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	3 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 Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro is 4% better than Exynos 8 Octa 8890 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 8 Octa 8890 has -4 more core than Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T880 MP12	Adreno 530
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	265	518.73
# of Cores	12
# of Shader Units		256
Display	4096 x 2160 pixels	3840 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	27.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	47.5	26.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	50.4	53.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.3	28.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	43.5	21.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	61.7	37.2
Real Racing 3	75.6	94.2
Sniper 3D	80.6	69.9
Need for Speed No Limits	80.6	64.6
Mortal Kombat X	58	78
CSR Racing 2	70.6	59.2

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	28 MP
Dual Camera resolution	24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra
Video Encoding FPS	60	30
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 X12 LTE modem
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is better: 13
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro is better: 21
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

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 821 MSM8996 Pro SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro specs and review.