Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus vs Samsung Exynos 9610 benchmark which processor is better

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus vs Exynos 9610

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus vs Samsung Exynos 9610, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 512 and Mali-G72 MP3.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is quad-core (Kryo 280) and Exynos 9610 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like PCMark, Geekbench, AnTuTu 8, Neocore, 3DMark, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, PassMark, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, GFXBench, and how good the CPUs are in games PUBG, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus 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 660 MSM8976 Plus

Exynos 9610

11%

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

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

56%

Exynos 9610

68%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Exynos 9610

10%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus	Exynos 9610
Total score	113847	160114
CPU	31874	44826
GPU	43265	60836
MEM	18217	25613
UX	20499	28823

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus	Exynos 9610
Single-Core	232	444
Multi-Core	1024	1378

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus	Exynos 9610
Frequency	2200 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz Kryo 280	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	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	29.8	11.92
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache	2 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 Exynos 9610 is 4% better than Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus has 4 more core than Exynos 9610. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 512	Mali-G72 MP3
GPU Frequency	850 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	255	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	22.7	19.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	43.2	23.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	46.5	52.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.5	26.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	39.3	20.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	57.8	29.9
Real Racing 3	58.1	91.2
Sniper 3D	74.4	99
Need for Speed No Limits	65.1	72.9
Mortal Kombat X	74.4	75.5
CSR Racing 2	51.2	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	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, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is better: 14
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 9610 is better: 20
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison on 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 chips think, 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 9610 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 9610 specs and review.