Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 vs Samsung Exynos 7870

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 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?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 2x 2.15 GHz – Kryo
2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
6x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 4 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 14 nm 14 nm
Number of transistors 2000 million
TDP 11 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 8 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR3
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 933 MHz
Memory-bus 2x32 bit 1x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.0 eMMC 5.1

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 530 Mali-T830 MP1
GPU Architecture Adreno 500 Midgard
GPU frequency 620 MHz 700 MHz
Execution units 2 1
Shaders 256 16
DirectX 11.2
OpenCL API 2.0 1.2
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160 1920x1200
Max camera resolution 1x 28MP, 2x 13MP 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 0.6 Gbps 0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps 0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 4.1 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS
BeiDou
GPS
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2015 Quarter 4 2016 Quarter 1
Partnumber MSM8996
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Low-end

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Snapdragon 820
241750
Exynos 7870
142158

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 820
318
Exynos 7870
487

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 820
798
Exynos 7870
168