Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 vs Samsung Exynos 7420

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 with Samsung Exynos 7420. 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 2.45 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 280 Gold)
4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 280 Silver)
4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A57
4x 1.5 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 10 nm 14 nm
Number of transistors 3000 million 2000 million
TDP 9 Watt 7 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon 682

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 8 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory frequency 1866 MHz
Memory-bus 2x32 bit 2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.1 UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 540 Mali-T760 MP8
GPU Architecture Adreno 500 Midgard
GPU frequency 740 MHz 770 MHz
Execution units 2 8
Shaders 384 128
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 2.0 1.2
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.1 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160 4096x2160
Max camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP 1x 20MP, 1x 8MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 4K@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 1 Gbps 0.45 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth 5.0 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2017 Quarter 1 2015 Quarter 2
Partnumber MSM8998, 8998, MSM8098, 8098
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Snapdragon 835
308375
Exynos 7420
201539

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 835
383
Exynos 7420
194

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 835
1694
Exynos 7420
831