Samsung Exynos 1280
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Samsung Exynos 1280 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2022
Samsung Exynos 1280
Samsung Exynos 1280
Released
Q2/2021
Overall score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

What's the best choice Samsung Exynos 1280 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 870? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Samsung Exynos 1280 has a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. 8 / 8 Cores. Released in Q1/2022.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 10 W. Released in Q2/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    894 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 25% better clock speed

    2.40 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Samsung Exynos 1280 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    867 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    993 place
  • AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
    27 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    247 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    267 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    825 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    511 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    730 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    224 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    6 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    744 place

Specifications

Technical data
Samsung Exynos 1280 Samsung Exynos 1280
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    Samsung Exynos left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon
  • CPU group
    Samsung Exynos 1280 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 865/870
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 7
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    ARM Mali-G68 MP4 left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 650
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.25 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 0.67 GHz
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow 2
  • Shader
    64 left arrow 512
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 1
  • Generation
    Vallhall 2 left arrow 6
  • Technology
    6 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q4/2019
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and Samsung Exynos 1280. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4XLPDDR5 left arrow LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5500
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 16 GB
  • Memory channels
    4 (Quad Channel) left arrow 4
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Samsung Exynos 1280 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Samsung Exynos 1280 and Samsung Exynos 1280, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    -- left arrow N/A
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 2.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    -- left arrow 3.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A78/-A55 left arrow Kryo 585
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q2/2021
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow SM8250-AC

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Samsung Exynos 1280 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 870.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
741
Samsung Exynos 1280
1029
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1855
Samsung Exynos 1280
3488
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

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