Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 vs Samsung Exynos 9609 benchmark which processor is better

Snapdragon 636 vs Exynos 9609

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 vs Samsung Exynos 9609, speed examination of GPUs Mali-G72 MP3 and Adreno 509.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 636 is octa-core (Kryo 260) and Exynos 9609 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, Geekbench, GFXBench, Neocore, AnTuTu, Vellamo, PassMark, Octane V2, PCMark, even the gaming performance of chips in Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 636 or Exynos 9609 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, 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 636

Exynos 9609

10%

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

Snapdragon 636

57%

Exynos 9609

68%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 636

Exynos 9609

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 636	Exynos 9609
Total score	98787	144347
CPU	27664	40426
GPU	37543	54842
MEM	15797	23097
UX	17777	25980

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 636	Exynos 9609
Single-Core	255	295
Multi-Core	1150	1299

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 636	Exynos 9609
Frequency	1800 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.8 GHz Kryo 260	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	9 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1333	1866
Memory bandwidth
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache
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 Exynos 9609 is 18% 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-G72 MP3
GPU Frequency	850 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	178	161
# of Cores		3
# of Shader Units	128
Display	3840 x 2160 pixels	2560 x 1600 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		25.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	21.8	25.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	37.1	51.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.1	26.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	18.5	20.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	23.2	35.9
Real Racing 3	74.2	90.7
Sniper 3D	48.2	82.9
Need for Speed No Limits	44.5	62.2
Mortal Kombat X	59.4	75.1
CSR Racing 2	40.8	62.2

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	24 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	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, VP9	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem	LTE Cat.12/13 2/3CA
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 9609 is better: 23
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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 9609 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 9609 specs and review.