Samsung Exynos 8895 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

Let's find out which one of Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 and Samsung Exynos 8895 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Samsung Exynos 8895
• Family
  Qualcomm Snapdragon Samsung Exynos
• CPU group
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Samsung Exynos 8895
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  3 2

In this block we are going to compare Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 vs Samsung Exynos 8895 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
  4 / 4 8 / 8
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A-Core
  2x Kryo 4x Exynos M2 (Mongoose)
• B-Core
  2x Kryo 4x Cortex-A53
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• A-Core Frequency
  2.15 GHz 2.30 GHz
• B-Core Frequency
  1.60 GHz 1.70 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 and Samsung Exynos 8895 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Qualcomm Adreno 530 ARM Mali-G71 MP20
• GPU frequency
  0.62 GHz 0.90 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.62 GHz 0.90 GHz
• Execution units
  0 20
• Shader
  256 320
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 2 GB
• Max. displays
  0 2
• Generation
  5 Bifrost 1
• Direct X
  11,1 11
• Technology
  14 nm 16 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2015 Q2/2016

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 and Samsung Exynos 8895. 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
• VP8
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode No
• JPEG
  Decode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 and Samsung Exynos 8895 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
• Memory channels
  4 (Quad Channel) 0
• ECC
  No No
• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 or Samsung Exynos 8895? 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 820 and Samsung Exynos 8895 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  14 nm 10 nm
• Chip design
  Chiplet
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• L2-Cache
  -- 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Kryo Exynos M2 / Cortex-A53
• Operating systems
  Android Android
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Release date
  Q4/2015 Q2/2017
• Part Number
  MSM8996 --