Samsung Exynos 1380 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus

We’ve prepared an in-depth comparison between the newly launched Exynos 1380 and Snapdragon 888 Plus SoCs, developed by Samsung and Qualcomm respectively. We’ve evaluated the pros and cons of these 8-core processors based on Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmark scores alongside their technical specifications.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Exynos 1380
  • Exynos 1380 has 4.97% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 888 Plus (950 vs 905 MHz).
Pros of Snapdragon 888 Plus
  • Snapdragon 888 Plus has 24.79 % higher CPU clock speed than Exynos 1380 ( 2995 vs 2400 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 888 Plus has 61.95 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Exynos 1380 ( 847 K vs 523 K).
  • Snapdragon 888 Plus has latest instruction set, hence better than Exynos 1380 .

Benchmarks

Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU 151675 216591
GPU 135413 324286
Memory 110932 138188
UX 124860 167760
Total score 522880 846825

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 33 FPS
Score - 5863

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1380 and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 2.995 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 2000MHz 1800MHz
Turbo Frequency 2400MHz 2995MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.4-A
L2 cache - 512 KB
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache - 4 MB
Process 5 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistor count - 10.3 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 8 W

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MP5 Adreno 660
Architecture Valhall 2 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 950 MHz 905 MHz
Pipelines 5 2
Shading units - 512
Total shaders - 1024
FLOPS 608 Gigaflops 1853 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 780

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth - 51.2 Gbit/s
Max size 8 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 2000MP, 2x 25MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem - X60
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 22
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed 5G Up to 3670 Mbps Up to 7500 Mbps
Download speed 4G - -
Upload speed 5G Up to 1280 Mbps Up to 3000 Mbps
Upload speed 4G - -
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced February 2023 June 2021
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number S5E8835 SM8350-AC
Official page Exynos 1380 official site Snapdragon 888 Plus official site