Samsung Exynos 9609 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Samsung Exynos 9609 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2019 and belongs to the 3 generation of the Samsung Exynos series.
Name: Samsung Exynos 9609
Family: Samsung Exynos
Group: Samsung Exynos 9600
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 9609 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the A-Core is 2.2 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator. Processors with hybrid (big.LITTLE) architecture strike a balance between performance and power efficiency, making them ideal for mobile devices.
CPU Cores: 8
Threads: 8
Cores A: 4x Cortex-A73
Cores B: 4x Cortex-A53
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 2.2 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 1.6 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Samsung Exynos 9609 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Samsung Exynos 9609 uses the ARM Mali-G72 MP3, which has 48 texture shaders and 3 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: ARM Mali-G72 MP3
GPU frequency: 0.85 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 3
Shaders: 48
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: Bifrost 2
Direct X: 12
Technology: 16 nm
Release date: Q3/2017

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode / Encode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: LPDDR4X-1600
Max. Memory: 0 bytes
Memory channels: --
Bandwidth: --
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: No

Thermal Management

TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): None
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 9609 is manufactured using a 10 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 10 nm
Chip design: --
Socket:
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 0 bytes
Architecture: Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53
Operating systems: Android
Virtualization: None
Instruction set (ISA): ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:
Release date: Q2/2019
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
330665
330665
Samsung Exynos 9609
8C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
185205
185205
MediaTek Helio P65
NoneC NoneT @ --
158825
158825

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-540
2C 4T @ 3.06 GHz
1141
1141
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1139
1139
Samsung Exynos 9609
8C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
1139
1139
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1139
1139
Intel Core i3-3120M
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
1136
1136

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium T4400
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
324
324
AMD A10-7300
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
322
322
Samsung Exynos 9609
8C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
319
319
AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
318
318
Intel Core2 Duo E4500
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
317
317

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

UNISOC T616
NoneC NoneT @ --
96
96
Intel Pentium 997
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
96
96
Samsung Exynos 9609
8C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
94
94
Intel Atom x6212RE
2C 2T @ 1.2 GHz
93
93
Intel Celeron 807
1C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
91
91