Samsung Exynos 1280 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
We’ve thoroughly compared the latest Exynos 1280 vs Snapdragon 720G SoCs, developed by Samsung and Qualcomm respectively. Our analysis covers the strengths and weaknesses of these 8-core CPUs, evaluated through their Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark scores and other key specifications.
Review
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and
Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan
Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the
Chip
Key Differences
Pros of Exynos 1280
- Exynos 1280 has 4.35% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 720G (2400 vs 2300 MHz).
- Exynos 1280 has 14.31% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 720G (2133 vs 1866 MHz).
- Exynos 1280 has 37.50% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 720G (5 vs 8 nm).
- Exynos 1280 has 52.47 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 720G (410 K vs 269 K).
- Exynos 1280 has the latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 720G.
Pros of Snapdragon 720G
- Snapdragon 720G has -25.00 % higher GPU clock speed than Exynos 1280 ( 750 vs 1000 MHz).
Benchmarks
Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.AnTuTu 10
| CPU | 121972 | 98820 |
| GPU | 104889 | 71078 |
| Memory | 77341 | 47158 |
| UX | 106223 | 52126 |
| Total score | 410425 | 269182 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Score | 2262 | 1037 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1280 and Dimensity 9300CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76) 6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency | 2000MHz | 1800MHz |
| Turbo Frequency | 2400MHz | 2300MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.3-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 cache | - | - |
| L2 cache | - | - |
| L3 cache | - | 1 MB |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 5 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G68 MP4 | Adreno 618 |
| Architecture | Valhall 2 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 1000 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Pipelines | 4 | 2 |
| Shading units | 48 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 96 | 256 |
| FLOPS | - | 435 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2. | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Qualcomm Hexagon 692 DSP |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | - | - |
| Max bandwidth | - | 13.91 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 108MP | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | 384 kHz/32 bit |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | X15 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 15 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed 5G | Up to 2550 Mbps | - |
| Download speed 4G | Up to 1200 Mbps | Up to 800 Mbps |
| Upload speed 5G | Up to 1280 Mbps | - |
| Upload speed 4G | Up to 200 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | March 2022 | January 2020 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | S5E8825 | SM7125 |
| Official page | Exynos 1280 official site | Snapdragon 720G official site |