Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 vs Samsung Exynos 9610 benchmark which processor is better

Snapdragon 636 vs Exynos 9610

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 vs Samsung Exynos 9610, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 509 and Mali-G72 MP3.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 636 is octa-core (Kryo 260) and Exynos 9610 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications of the processors, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 636 or Exynos 9610 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, 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 9610

11%

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

Snapdragon 636

57%

Exynos 9610

68%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 636

Exynos 9610

10%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 636	Exynos 9610
Total score	98787	160114
CPU	27664	44826
GPU	37543	60836
MEM	15797	25613
UX	17777	28823

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 636	Exynos 9610
Single-Core	255	444
Multi-Core	1150	1378

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 636	Exynos 9610
Frequency	1800 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.8 GHz Kryo 260	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	9 W	8 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1333	1866
Memory bandwidth		11.92
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 9610 is 21% 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		19.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	21.8	23.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	37.1	52.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.1	26.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	18.5	20.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	23.2	29.9
Real Racing 3	74.2	91.2
Sniper 3D	48.2	99
Need for Speed No Limits	44.5	72.9
Mortal Kombat X	59.4	75.5
CSR Racing 2	40.8	57.3

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	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 9610 is better: 25
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, 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 9610 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 9610 specs and review.