Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus vs Samsung Exynos 850 benchmark which processor is better

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus vs Exynos 850

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus vs Samsung Exynos 850, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 512 and Mali-G52 MP6.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is quad-core (Kryo 280) and Exynos 850 is octa-core (Cortex-A55). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software such as Quadrant, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, GFXBench, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, PassMark, AnTuTu 8, Geekbench, 3DMark, and how good the chipsets are in games Fortnite, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus or Exynos 850 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

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Exynos 850

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

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

56%

Exynos 850

74%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Exynos 850

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus	Exynos 850
Total score	113847	119144
CPU	31874	33358
GPU	43265	45266
MEM	18217	19058
UX	20499	21445

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus	Exynos 850
Single-Core	232	243
Multi-Core	1024	1072

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus	Exynos 850
Frequency	2200 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz Kryo 280	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	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	29.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache	2 MB
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 Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is 9% better than Exynos 850 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus has 4 more core than Exynos 850. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 512	Mali-G52 MP6
GPU Frequency	850 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	255	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	22.7	23.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	43.2	45.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	46.5	48.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.5	25.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	39.3	41.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	57.8	59.6
Real Racing 3	58.1	85.2
Sniper 3D	74.4	107.1
Need for Speed No Limits	65.1	58.4
Mortal Kombat X	74.4	70.6
CSR Racing 2	51.2	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	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, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is better: 13
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 850 is better: 22
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus and Exynos 850, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus 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.