Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 vs Samsung Exynos 8890

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 with Samsung Exynos 8890. 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 4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo
4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
4x 2.3 GHz – Exynos M1
4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 14 nm 14 nm
Number of transistors 2000 million 2000 million
TDP 11 Watt 5 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 8 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR4
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory-bus 2x16 bit 2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.0 UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 530 Mali-T880 MP12
GPU Architecture Adreno 500 Midgard
GPU frequency 650 MHz 650 MHz
Execution units 2 12
Shaders 256 192
DirectX 11.2 11.1
OpenCL API 2.0 1.2
OpenGL API ES 3.1 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160 3840x2400
Max camera resolution 1x 28MP, 2x 1x 24MP, 2x 12MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 4K@60fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.6 Gbps 0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth 4.1 4.2
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2016 Quarter 3 2016 Quarter 1
Partnumber MSM8996 Pro-AB, MSM8996 Pro-AC SGA8890A
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Snapdragon 821
232375
Exynos 8890
224856

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 821
353
Exynos 8890
318

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 821
857
Exynos 8890
881