In the past weeks, MediaTek, Samsung and Qualcomm have presented their high-end SoCs that will equip some of the most anticipated smartphones of 2022. Just before Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 from American Qualcomm and Exynos 2200 from Korean Samsung. But now that we know all about the warring parties, we expect only one thing, to see them face to face. First encounter in Geekbench 5, both single-core and multi-core, with data compiled by Ice Universe.
A15 top, MediaTek chip second
In addition to the three chips mentioned above, we also find the A15 Bionic from Apple and the oldest SoC Snapdragon 888 from Qualcomm. Each of these two is positioned at one of the two extremes in terms of performance (which in any case remains high).
Unsurprisingly, the A15 wins both single-core and multi-core, with a score of 1,750 and 4,885. But in both cases its dolphin is none other than MediaTek’s Dimensity 9000: The SoC scores 1,278 points in single-core and 4,410 in multi-core.
Third on the podium is Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, which scored 1,231 in single-core and 3,752 in multi-core. Also, keep in mind that its lead over the Snapdragon 888 is minimal.
Finally, unfortunately for Samsung, the newly announced Exynos 2200 SoC is the last of the four “really new” SoCs, with 1,109 points in single-core and 3,534 points in multi-core, with values almost similar to those of the Snapdragon 888. Let’s hope Samsung’s chip will allow its Xclipse 920 GPU under AMD RDNA 2 architecture to catch up with other GPU-focused benchmarks this time.
By the way, keep in mind that these SoCs Snapdragon, Dimensity, and Exynos all have 8-core CPUs (and all adopt the 1-3-4 distribution). Apple’s A15 Bionic has 6 CPU cores at 2-4.
Indicative results, but other criteria should be considered
Well, take all these results with some caution. To have an unbiased opinion, it is necessary to study the consumption of SoCs, to know the configuration of each smartphone or to measure energy efficiency, which is an important criterion for chips for the mobile segment.
We bet that future testing of smartphones equipped with these different SoCs will make it possible to create a hierarchy that is both more reliable and more comprehensive.
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