Exynos 1380 vs Helio G96

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1380 (with Mali-G68 MP5 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G96 (Mali-G57 MP2). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
DeviceFacts Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Samsung Exynos 1380
  • Performs 2.5x better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 12 nm)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 56%) AnTuTu 11 score – 767K vs 493K
  • Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 17.1 GB/s)
  • 17% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2050 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
767711
493222
CPU 320484 182454
GPU 91141 44018
Memory 113558 129323
UX 242528 137427
Total score 767711 493222
Samples [113 tests] [15 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
1008
674
Multi-Core Score
2710
1793
Asset compression 146.7 MB/sec 93.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 64.4 pages/sec 48.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 109.8 Mpixels/sec 65.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 53.7 images/sec 36 images/sec
HDR 95.9 Mpixels/sec 57.6 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.4 images/sec 5.54 images/sec
Photo processing 27.2 images/sec 18.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.23 Mpixels/sec 2.77 Mpixels/sec
Samples 56 tests 10 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Exynos 1380 +147%
3048
1232
Background blur 4.46 images/sec 1.83 images/sec
Face detection 2.17 images/sec 0.91 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.13 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.19 Gpixels/sec 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.14 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 9.21 Gpixels/sec 3.59 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 538 FPS 216.6 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 35 tests 3 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Exynos 1380 +111%
279
132
Score 279 132
Stability 98% 97%
Graphics test 2 FPS 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Exynos 1380 +149%
808
325
Score 808 325
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 4 FPS 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
12792
8606
Web score 10597 7155
Video editing score 7345 5051
Data manipulation score 10909 7218
Photo editing score 25069 17332
Writing score 16185 9682
Phones tested 8 models 5 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 72 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 42 FPS
[Medium]
Fortnite - 26 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 58 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz - 66 FPS
[Medium]
Genshin Impact - 23 FPS
[Low]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 51 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
1080 x 2400
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 1380
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-13 (Abdou DZ)AnTuTu 12866883
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-13 (Lazy)AnTuTu 11893295
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 -> VAMPRAnTuTu 12866171
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-07 (bes)AnTuTu 12872304
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 -> Danielfikri98_AnTuTu 12843108
MediaTek Helio G96
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 (nur)AnTuTu 12623444
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (Artem)AnTuTu 12533149
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 (Vors)AnTuTu 11517127
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-20 (Victor monteiiro)Geekbench 6 CPU664 / 1929
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-22 (PowerS)AnTuTu 11550230

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1380 and Helio G96

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2050 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L3 cache 4 MB -
Process 5 nanometers 12 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MP5 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 949 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 5 2
Shading units 32 32
Total shaders 160 64
FLOPS 303.7 Gigaflops 121.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version - 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU
NPU theoretical performance 4.9 TOPS -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 17.1 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 10 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 13
5G support Yes No
Download speed Up to 3790 Mbps Up to 650 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced February 2023 June 2021
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number S5E8835 MT6781
Official page Samsung Exynos 1380 official site MediaTek Helio G96 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 1580 - MediaTek Helio G99

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