Samsung recently introduced its high-perofrmance chipset, the Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 system-on-chip (SoC). The launch came after competitor Qualcomm unveiled the highly advanced Snapdragon 820 processor, Gadgets 360 reports. The new offering from Samsung is constructed using the 14nm FinFET fabrication process and is highlighted by Samsung's first custom-designed CPU based on 64-bit ARMv8 architecture.
Compared to its predecessor, the Exynos 7 Octa, Samsung promises that the Exynos 8 Octa 8890 SoC is 30 percent faster. Considering how fast the Samsung Galaxy S6 was with the former powering the device, Stuff declares that Samsung's guarantee about the Exynos 8 Octa's speed is "pretty hefty".
The new Exynoz 8 Octa is also rigged with four custom cores, four ARM Cortex-A53 cores and the latest ARM GPU, making it ideal for graphics-heavy gaming. The Exynos 8 Octa core also promises to boost power efficiency by 10 percent and up to 40 percent energy reduction, according to tech website Extreme Tech.
Samsung also pointed out that the Exynos 8 Octa is the first chip from the company that fuses application processor and modem functionalities. The chipset features an LTE Rel.12 Cat.12/13 modem that enables maximum download speeds of up to 600Mbps (Cat.12) and upload speeds of up to 150Mbps (Cat.13).
With such promises, observers believe that Samsung has gained the necessary firepower it needs to compete, or at least be at par, with the next-generation capabilities that Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 or the upcoming Apple A10 will lay on the table.
As Samsung continues to design its own chips, it sends a message to the consumers and competitors that the South Korean tech firm is very serious in providing users with positive product experience as it moves away from bog-standard Cortex cores that were previously implemented.