Samsung Exynos 9810 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

Let's find out which one of Samsung Exynos 9810 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Samsung Exynos 9810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
• Family
  Samsung Exynos Qualcomm Snapdragon
• CPU group
  Samsung Exynos 9810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 830
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  3 4

In this block we are going to compare Samsung Exynos 9810 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 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.

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

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Samsung Exynos 9810 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-G72 MP18 Qualcomm Adreno 540
• GPU frequency
  0.85 GHz 0.71 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.85 GHz 0.71 GHz
• Execution units
  18 0
• Shader
  288 384
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB --
• Max. displays
  2 0
• Generation
  Bifrost 2 5
• Technology
  16 nm 10 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2017 Q1/2017

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Samsung Exynos 9810 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 835. 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
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  Decode / Encode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode

To choose the best model between Samsung Exynos 9810 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 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
  LPDDR4X-1866 LPDDR4X-1866
• Max. Memory
  8 GB
• Memory channels
  4 (Quad Channel) 2
• ECC
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Samsung Exynos 9810 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 835? 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 9810 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  10 nm 10 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• L2-Cache
  2.25 MB --
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Exynos M3 / Cortex-A55 Kryo 280
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Release date
  Q1/2018 Q2/2017
• Part Number
  -- MSM8998