Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 vs Samsung Exynos 9610

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 with Samsung Exynos 9610. 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 – Cortex-A73
4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Number of transistors 2000 million 3000 million
TDP 11 Watt 8 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 8 GB up to 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory-bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 11.9 Gbit/s

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.0 UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 530 Mali-G72 MP3
GPU Architecture Adreno 500 Bifrost
GPU frequency 650 MHz 850 MHz
Execution units 2 3
Shaders 256 48
DirectX 11.2
OpenCL API 2.0 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.1 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160 2560x1600
Max camera resolution 1x 28MP, 2x 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 4K@120fps
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 0.6 Gbps 0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 4.1 5.0
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2016 Quarter 3 2018 Quarter 1
Partnumber MSM8996 Pro-AB, MSM8996 Pro-AC S5E9610
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Mid-end

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Snapdragon 821
232375
Exynos 9610
252754

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 821
353
Exynos 9610
367

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 821
857
Exynos 9610
1032