Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 vs Samsung Exynos 8890

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 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 1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)
3x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
4x 2.3 GHz – Exynos M1
4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Number of transistors 2000 million
TDP 6 Watt 5 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 16 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 640 Mali-T880 MP12
GPU Architecture Adreno 600 Midgard
GPU frequency 590 MHz 650 MHz
Execution units 4 12
Shaders 384 192
DirectX 12 11.1
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 3840x2400
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 24MP, 2x 12MP
Max Video Capture 4K 4K@60fps
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 2 Gbps 0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.316 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth 5.0 4.2
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS
BeiDou
GPS
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2018 Quarter 4 2016 Quarter 1
Partnumber SM8150 SGA8890A
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Snapdragon 855
518573
Exynos 8890
224856

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 855
738
Exynos 8890
318

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 855
2593
Exynos 8890
881