Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 vs Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 benchmark which processor is better

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 vs Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 vs Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T880 MP12 and Adreno 530.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 is quad-core (Kryo 280) and Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is octa-core (Exynos Mongoose). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as Octane V2, Quadrant, GFXBench, Vellamo, Neocore, PCMark, GeekBench 6, 5, PassMark, AnTuTu, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Sniper 3D, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chip is better to buy Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 or Exynos 8 Octa 8890 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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 820 MSM8996

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

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

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

52%

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Total score	125956	123350
CPU	35262	34536
GPU	47872	46875
MEM	20152	19745
UX	22681	22212

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Single-Core	257	252
Multi-Core	1133	1110

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Frequency	2200 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz Kryo 280	4x2.3 GHz Exynos Mongoose 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	11 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	29.8	26.82
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		384 KB
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 8 Octa 8890 is 4% better than Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 has 4 more core than Exynos 8 Octa 8890. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 530	Mali-T880 MP12
GPU Frequency	624 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	497.98	265
# of Cores		12
# of Shader Units	256
Display	3840 x 2160 pixels	4096 x 2160 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	25.2	24.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	48.8	47.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	52.5	50.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	27.1	26.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	44.3	43.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	63.7	61.7
Real Racing 3	105	75.6
Sniper 3D	84	80.6
Need for Speed No Limits	84	80.6
Mortal Kombat X	68.3	58
CSR Racing 2	57.8	70.6

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	28 MP	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution		24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
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 2/3 CA
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	600 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 820 MSM8996 is better: 24
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is better: 11
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 and Exynos 8 Octa 8890, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 specs and review.

Exynos 8 Octa 8890 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 8 Octa 8890 specs and review.