| Name: | Samsung Exynos 980 |
| Family: | Samsung Exynos |
| Group: | Samsung Exynos 980 |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 4 |
Samsung Exynos 980 Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The Samsung Exynos 980 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently. It was released in Q4/2019 and belongs to the 4 generation of the Samsung Exynos series.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Samsung Exynos 980 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: | 2x Cortex-A77 |
| Cores B: | 6x Cortex-A55 |
| Core architecture: | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Hyperthreading: | No |
| Overclocking: | No |
| A-Core Frequency: | 2.2 GHz |
| B-Core Frequency: | 1.8 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Samsung Exynos 980 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Samsung Exynos 980 uses the ARM Mali-G76 MP5, which has 80 texture shaders and 5 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | ARM Mali-G76 MP5 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.72 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 0.72 GHz |
| Execution units: | 5 |
| Shaders: | 80 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 4.0 GB |
| Max. displays: | -- |
| Generation: | Bifrost 3 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 7 nm |
| Release date: | Q3/2018 |
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-1866 |
| Max. Memory: | 12.0 GB |
| Memory channels: | 4 |
| 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 980 is manufactured using a 8 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: | 8 nm |
| Chip design: | -- |
| Socket: | |
| L2-Cache: | 2.0 MB |
| L3-Cache: | 0 bytes |
| Architecture: | Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55 |
| Operating systems: | Android |
| Virtualization: | None |
| Instruction set (ISA): | ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | |
| Release date: | Q4/2019 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmarks
AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
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MediaTek Dimensity 800U
8C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
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334689
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
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333611
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Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
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330665
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MediaTek Dimensity 700
8C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
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327806
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
NoneC NoneT @ --
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320199
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
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Samsung Exynos 880
8C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
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260
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MediaTek Helio G95
NoneC NoneT @ --
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260
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Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
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260
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MediaTek Helio G95
NoneC NoneT @ --
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260
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Samsung Exynos 880
8C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
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260
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