Samsung Exynos 7880
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Samsung Exynos 7880
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Samsung Exynos 7880 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 636? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

Samsung Exynos 7880
Name
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Mobile
Segment
Mobile
Samsung Exynos 7000
CPU group
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
Samsung Exynos
Family
Qualcomm Snapdragon
7
Generation
3
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Predecessor
--
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Successor
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Samsung Exynos 7880 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 636? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

1.90 GHz
Frequency
1.60 GHz
8
CPU Cores
8
1.90 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
1.80 GHz
8
CPU Threads
8
No
Hyperthreading
No
No
Overclocking
No
1.90 GHz
Turbo (8 Cores)
1.60 GHz
normal
Core architecture
normal
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A core
4x Cortex-A73
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B core
4x Cortex-A53
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C core
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Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Samsung Exynos 7880 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 636. 

ARM Mali-T830 MP3
GPU name
Qualcomm Adreno 509
0.60 GHz
GPU frequency
0.72 GHz
0.60 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
0.72 GHz
Midgard 4
Generation
5
11
DirectX Version
12.1
3
Execution units
0
48
Shader
128
2
Max. displays
0
28nm
Technology
14 nm
Q4/2015
Release date
Q2/2017
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Max. GPU Memory
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Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

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

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

LPDDR4-1600
Memory type
LPDDR4-1333
0
Memory channels
2
No
ECC
No

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

No
AES-NI
No

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

--
Tjunction max.
--
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
--
--
TDP (PL2)
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Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

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L3-Cache
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14 nm
Technology
14 nm
Cortex-A53
Architecture
Kryo
None
Virtualization
None
N/A
Socket
N/A
Q1/2017
Release date
Q4/2017
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
2.00 MB
L2-Cache
--
--
Part Number
SDM636

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Unknown

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Samsung Exynos 7880
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

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