Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 vs Samsung Exynos 880 benchmark which processor is better

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 vs Exynos 880

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 vs Samsung Exynos 880, comparison of GPUs Mali-G76 MP5 and Adreno 530.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 is quad-core (Kryo 280) and Exynos 880 is octa-core (Cortex-A77). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software such as Geekbench, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu 8, Vellamo, 3DMark, Neocore, GFXBench, PassMark, Quadrant, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, and how good the processors are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 or Exynos 880 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Asphalt 9, 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 880

14%

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

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

52%

Exynos 880

74%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Exynos 880

12%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Exynos 880
Total score	125956	198613
CPU	35262	55616
GPU	47872	75467
MEM	20152	31778
UX	22681	35758

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Exynos 880
Single-Core	257	2
Multi-Core	1133	1709

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Exynos 880
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-A77 6x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	11 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
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 is 9% better than Exynos 880 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 has 4 more core than Exynos 880. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 530	Mali-G76 MP5
GPU Frequency	624 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	497.98	217
# of Cores		4
# of Shader Units	256
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	25.2	29.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	48.8	48.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	52.5	56.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	27.1	38.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	44.3	41.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	63.7	64.5
Real Racing 3	105	85.4
Sniper 3D	84	91
Need for Speed No Limits	84	102.4
Mortal Kombat X	68.3	82.5
CSR Racing 2	57.8	74

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	64 MP
Dual Camera resolution		20 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra
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	5G NR Sub, LTE Cat.16 5CA/Cat.18 2CA
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	3550 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	1380 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: 12
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 880 is better: 25
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, 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 880 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 880 specs and review.