Mobile processor ratings

[kevincott]

Does anyone know of an article the objectively rates the different mobile processors? Exynos vs Qualcomm vs Nvidia?

Possible an expanded article rating against Intel mobiles or even desktop oriented chips?

I did some searching and came up empty.

 

[Frisco]

Here's some comparative analysis on a phone by phone basis, that may be helpful to you:

Fastest Processor - Cell Phones Top List

 

[kevincott]

While somewhat interesting, the fastest processor doesn't mean the same as the best workhorse.

AMD has routinely been faster than Intel but Intel (normally) has been the best overall workhorse.


Also any maker may/maynot use a chip to its full potential with surrounding hardware and applications.

 

[funkylogik]

i suppose it would be hard to subjectively compare each chipset as it depends on what device theyre used in, with what kernel and for what purpose :thumbup:

 

[chanchan05]

That's what the benchmark tests are for.

 

[kevincott]

That's what the benchmark tests are for.

Yes and no.

Normally when you find an article comparing Intel vs AMD the authors will take pains to make the surrounding hardware and software as comparable as possible to go apples vs apples AMAP.

With simple HTC One vs S4 type benchmarks we are at the mercy of the total packages, exp: some Android skins are known resource hogs which would make an impact. Do the One and S4 have the same memory speeds?

It seems like with all the Android, Apple, BB, and Windows fans out there some website would have tried to directly compare chips in an objective manner.

 

[chanchan05]

Yes and no.

Normally when you find an article comparing Intel vs AMD the authors will take pains to make the surrounding hardware and software as comparable as possible to go apples vs apples AMAP.

With simple HTC One vs S4 type benchmarks we are at the mercy of the total packages, exp: some Android skins are known resource hogs which would make an impact. Do the One and S4 have the same memory speeds?

It seems like with all the Android, Apple, BB, and Windows fans out there some website would have tried to directly compare chips in an objective manner.

That's the point why we use benchmarks on mobile phones. Unlike PCs where we can pick our parts to complement each other best, we can't do that on a cellphone. We are at the mercy of manufacturers. What does it matter if say the S4 has a faster processor than the One when say the memory speed on the One is so much faster that it makes them equal? The benchmark would be a better picture of which is the faster phone than getting the individual scores for the chips. The overall speed of the device is much more important than the processor speed.

To give a car analogy, a Toyota GT86 has a 2.0L engine, smaller than a camry's 2.4L engine. However the GT86 has a higher top speed than the camry despite having the smaller engine. Basically, the whole is greater than the sum of ita parts.