Samsung Exynos 8895 vs Samsung Exynos 7885

Let's find out which one of Samsung Exynos 8895 and Samsung Exynos 7885 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Samsung Exynos 8895 Samsung Exynos 7885
• Family
  Samsung Exynos Samsung Exynos
• CPU group
  Samsung Exynos 8895 Samsung Exynos 7872/7884/7885/7904
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  2 2

In this block we are going to compare Samsung Exynos 8895 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.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  8 / 8 8 / 8
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A-Core
  4x Exynos M2 (Mongoose) 2x Cortex-A73
• B-Core
  4x Cortex-A53 6x Cortex-A53
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• A-Core Frequency
  2.30 GHz 2.20 GHz
• B-Core Frequency
  1.70 GHz 1.60 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Samsung Exynos 8895 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
  ARM Mali-G71 MP20 ARM Mali-G71 MP2
• GPU frequency
  0.90 GHz 1.10 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.90 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  20 2
• Shader
  320 32
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB 2 GB
• Max. displays
  2 1
• Generation
  Bifrost 1 Bifrost 1
• Direct X
  11 11
• Technology
  16 nm 16 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q2/2016

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Samsung Exynos 8895 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 / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode Decode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Samsung Exynos 8895 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
• Memory channels
  0 2 (Dual Channel)
• ECC
  No No
• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Samsung Exynos 8895 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 Samsung Exynos 8895 and Samsung Exynos 7885 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  10 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• L2-Cache
  2.00 MB 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Exynos M2 / Cortex-A53 Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53
• Operating systems
  Android Android
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Release date
  Q2/2017 Q1/2018