Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 vs Samsung Exynos 850 benchmark which processor is better

Snapdragon 636 vs Exynos 850

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 vs Samsung Exynos 850, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G52 MP6 and Adreno 509.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 636 is octa-core (Kryo 260) and Exynos 850 is octa-core (Cortex-A55). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, Vellamo, 3DMark, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, Neocore, GFXBench, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, Geekbench, PassMark, and how good the processors are in games PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Fortnite etc.
   After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 636 or Exynos 850 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, 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 636

Exynos 850

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

Snapdragon 636

57%

Exynos 850

74%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 636

Exynos 850

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 636	Exynos 850
Total score	98787	119144
CPU	27664	33358
GPU	37543	45266
MEM	15797	19058
UX	17777	21445

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 636	Exynos 850
Single-Core	255	243
Multi-Core	1150	1072

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 636	Exynos 850
Frequency	1800 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.8 GHz Kryo 260	2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	9 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1333	1866
Memory bandwidth
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache
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. Here Exynos 850 is 9% better than Snapdragon 636 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 509	Mali-G52 MP6
GPU Frequency	850 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	178	426
# of Cores		6
# of Shader Units	128
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)	21.8	45.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	37.1	48.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.1	25.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	18.5	41.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	23.2	59.6
Real Racing 3	74.2	85.2
Sniper 3D	48.2	107.1
Need for Speed No Limits	44.5	58.4
Mortal Kombat X	59.4	70.6
CSR Racing 2	40.8	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	24 MP	22 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 160
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, VP9	H.264, 10-bit H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem	LTE Cat.13 5CA/Cat.15 2CA
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	400 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 850 is better: 23
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Snapdragon 636 and Exynos 850, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 636 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 636 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.