Samsung Exynos 9825
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Samsung Exynos 9825 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2019
Samsung Exynos 9825
Samsung Exynos 9825
Released
Q2/2017
Overall score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

What's the best choice Samsung Exynos 9825 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 835? Which processor is faster?

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

Samsung Exynos 9825 has a maximum frequency of 1.90 GHz. 8 / 8 Cores. Released in Q3/2019.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 has a maximum frequency of 1.90 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q2/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    975 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 9% better overclocked clock speed

    2.70 GHz left arrow 2.45 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Samsung Exynos 9825 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    882 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    945 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    565 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    27 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    255 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1156 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1272 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1117 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    580 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    61 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    277 place

Specifications

Technical data
Samsung Exynos 9825 Samsung Exynos 9825
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
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 9825 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 830
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 4
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 (Prime / big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • Frequency
    1.90 GHz left arrow 1.90 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.70 GHz left arrow 2.45 GHz
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    2.70 GHz left arrow 2.45 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • 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-G76 MP12 left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 540
  • GPU frequency
    0.70 GHz left arrow 0.71 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 0.71 GHz
  • Execution units
    12 left arrow 0
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 384
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 0
  • Generation
    Bifrost 3 left arrow 5
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2018 left arrow Q1/2017
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
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 and Samsung Exynos 9825. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-1866 left arrow LPDDR4X-1866
  • Max. Memory
    12 GB left arrow
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Samsung Exynos 9825 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 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 9825 and Samsung Exynos 9825, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • L2-Cache
    1.50 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow --
  • Architecture
    Exynos M4/Cortex-A75/-A55 left arrow Kryo 280
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q2/2017
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow MSM8998

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Samsung Exynos 9825 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 835.

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
731
Samsung Exynos 9825
372
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
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
2098
Samsung Exynos 9825
1461
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
607
Samsung Exynos 9825
567
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
AnTuTu 8 benchmark
The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark tests ARM processors by simulating browser and application performance for Android, iOS, AI, SoC
455970
Samsung Exynos 9825
276983
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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