Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus vs Samsung Exynos 980

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus with Samsung Exynos 980. 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 3.1 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Prime)
3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Gold)
4x 1.80 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 585 Silver)
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A77
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 7 nm 8 nm
TDP 10 Watt 9 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon 698 NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 16 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 650 Mali-G76 MP5
GPU Architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost
GPU frequency 670 MHz 730 MHz
Execution units 2 5
Shaders 512 80
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 2.0 2.1
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.1 1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160@60Hz 3360x1440
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
Max Video Capture 8K@30fps, 4K@120fps 4K@120fps
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 7.5 Gbps 3.55 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 3 Gbps 1.38 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 5.2 5.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
SBAS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2020 Quarter 3 2019 Quarter 3
Partnumber SM8250-AB S5E9630
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Mid-end

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Snapdragon 865 Plus
643857
Exynos 980
423757

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 865 Plus
909
Exynos 980
847

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 865 Plus
3418
Exynos 980
1828