Samsung Exynos 7885 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

Let's find out which one of Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 and Samsung Exynos 7885 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 Samsung Exynos 7885
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Qualcomm Snapdragon Samsung Exynos
• Generation
  5 2
• CPU group
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 Samsung Exynos 7872/7884/7885/7904

In this block we are going to compare Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 vs Samsung Exynos 7885 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 and Samsung Exynos 7885 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Qualcomm Adreno 512 ARM Mali-G71 MP2
• GPU frequency
  0.60 GHz 1.10 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.60 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  0 2
• Shader
  128 32
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 2 GB
• Max. displays
  0 1
• Generation
  5 Bifrost 1
• Technology
  14 nm 16 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2015 Q2/2016

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 and Samsung Exynos 7885. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No Decode
• h264
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode No
• VP8
  Decode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode No
• JPEG
  Decode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 and Samsung Exynos 7885 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4-1866 LPDDR4-1866
• Max. Memory
  6 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2 (Dual Channel)

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 or Samsung Exynos 7885? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 and Samsung Exynos 7885 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None None
• L2-Cache
  -- 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Kryo 260 Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53
• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• Release date
  Q2/2017 Q1/2018
• Part Number
  SDM660 --