Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 vs Samsung Exynos 1580

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 with Samsung Exynos 1580. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 801
206
Exynos 1580
1365

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 801
701
Exynos 1580
3909

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 2.5 GHz – Krait 1x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A520
Number of cores 4 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv9-A
Lithography 28 nm 4 nm
Number of transistors 1000 million
TDP 6 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 4 GB up to 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR3 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 933 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory-bus 2x32 bit 4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 330 Xclipse 540
GPU Architecture Qualcomm Adreno 300 RDNA
GPU frequency 578 MHz
Execution units 1 2
Shaders 128 256
DirectX 11 12.1
OpenCL API 1.2 2.0
Vulkan API 1.0 1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2560x2048 2960x1440
Max camera resolution 1x 21MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 4K@60fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.15 Gbps 5.1 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.05 Gbps 1.28 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 4.0 5.4
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2014 Quarter 1 2024 Quarter 4
Partnumber MSM8974 v3 S5E8855
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Mid-end