Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 vs Samsung Exynos 9611 benchmark which processor is better

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 vs Exynos 9611

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 vs Samsung Exynos 9611, compare of GPUs Mali-G72 MP3 and Adreno 530.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 is quad-core (Kryo 280) and Exynos 9611 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics of the chips, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, GFXBench, Geekbench, Vellamo, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, 3DMark, PassMark, AnTuTu, and how good the chips are in games Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 or Exynos 9611 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, 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 9611

11%

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

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

52%

Exynos 9611

68%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Exynos 9611

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Exynos 9611
Total score	125956	155435
CPU	35262	43530
GPU	47872	59071
MEM	20152	24864
UX	22681	27987

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Exynos 9611
Single-Core	257	318
Multi-Core	1133	1338

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Exynos 9611
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)	11 W	8 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-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Exynos 9611 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 9611. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 530	Mali-G72 MP3
GPU Frequency	624 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	497.98	161
# of Cores		3
# of Shader Units	256
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	25.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	48.8	29.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	52.5	45.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	27.1	39.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	44.3	28.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	63.7	39.5
Real Racing 3	105	57.3
Sniper 3D	84	73.3
Need for Speed No Limits	84	73.3
Mortal Kombat X	68.3	73.3
CSR Racing 2	57.8	59.5

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		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra
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 820 MSM8996 is better: 15
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 9611 is better: 19
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs 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 9611 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 9611 specs and review.