Exynos 850 vs Snapdragon 730g: Which one is a better chipset for gaming?

When it comes to the success of any smartphone, the chipset is crucial. There are a variety of processors on the market, but the Exynos 850 has risen to prominence thanks to the recent launch of the Samsung series of smartphones. Nonetheless, it faces stiff competition, especially from Qualcomm's Snapdragon 720G processor. This is why many people considering purchasing the newly launched smartphones are debating between Samsung's Exynos 850 and Qualcomm's Snapdragon 730G processors and which is better. This article will serve as a guide in choosing between these two processors.

Exynos 850 vs Snapdragon 730g

In principle, the Snapdragon 850's performance in Windows is comparable to an Intel Core i5 Y-series processor (e.g. Core i5-7y54). Here are its specifications:

Samsung Exynos 850 specifications

• Codename - Cortex-A55
• Series: Cortex-A55 -Samsung Exynos 850 
  • 0 - 2 GHz 
  • 8 / 8
  • Cortex-A55
  • UNISOC SC9863A 
  • 1.6 GHz
  • 8 / 8
  • Cortex-A55
• Clock Rate - <=2000 MHz
• Number of Cores / Threads - 8 / 8
• Manufacturing Technology - 8 nm
• Features - LTE Cat.7 / Cat.13, LPDDR4x RAM, Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi 802.11ac ( Wi-Fi 5 ), 48 MP Camera, eMMC 5.1, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
• GPU - ARM Mali-G52 MP1
• 64 Bit - 64 Bit support
• Architecture - ARM

Samsung Exynos 850 AnTuTu score

• AnTuTu v8 -
  • AnTuTu v8 UX - 34806 Points (30%)
  • AnTuTu v8 MEM - 21906 Points ( 18%)
  • AnTuTu v8 GPU - 20716 Points (5%)
  • AnTuTu v8 CPU - 46804 Points (24% )
  • AnTuTu v8 Total Score - 124232 Points

The Snapdragon 730G is a gaming-focused version of the Snapdragon 730. This indicates that the graphics card has been overclocked, and the chip also includes WiFi optimization. Higher resolutions are also supported by the GPU. In addition, the SoC can capture videos in 720p at up to 960 frames per second.

SnapDragon 730g Specifications

• CPU Clock Speed: Up to 2.2 GHz
• CPU Cores: Qualcomm® Kryo™ 470 CPU, Octa-core CPU
• CPU Architecture: 64-bit
• RAM Speed -1866 MHz
• GPU Name: Qualcomm® Adreno™ 618 GPU
• API Support: OpenCL™ 2.0 FP, Vulkan® 1.1, OpenGL® ES 3.2, DX12
• Select Snapdragon Elite Gaming features
• Faster Adreno 618 GPU
• Quad HD+ display
• Advanced video capture techniques
  • HD slo-mo up to 720p @ 960fps
  • Cinemagraph
• Additional DSP security features
• Low power voice activation

Snapdragon 730g AnTuTu score

• AnTuTu v8 UX - 57387 Points 
• AnTuTu v8 MEM - 55295 Points 
• AnTuTu v8 GPU - 70500 Points 
• AnTuTu v8 CPU - 96779 Points 
• AnTuTu v8 Total Score - 279961 Points

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