Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 vs Samsung Exynos 7870

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 with Samsung Exynos 7870. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Snapdragon 801
Exynos 7870
142158

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 801
206
Exynos 7870
487

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 801
701
Exynos 7870
168

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 2.5 GHz – Krait 6x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 4 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Number of transistors 1000 million 2000 million
TDP 6 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 4 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR3 LPDDR3
Memory frequency 933 MHz 933 MHz
Memory-bus 2x32 bit 1x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification eMMC 5.1

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 330 Mali-T830 MP1
GPU Architecture Qualcomm Adreno 300 Mali Midgard
GPU frequency 578 MHz 700 MHz
Execution units 1 1
Shaders 128 16
DirectX 11
OpenCL API 1.2 1.2
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2560x2048 1920x1200
Max camera resolution 1x 21MP 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps FullHD@60fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.15 Gbps 0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.05 Gbps 0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 4.0 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2014 Quarter 1 2016 Quarter 1
Partnumber MSM8974 v3
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Low-end