Smartphone Processor Power Score Rankings, Released by AnTuTu

AnTuTu, the company behind the popular smartphone benchmark test application, has just released its mobile processor rankings based on the CPU and GPU AnTuTu scores of popular handsets released from as far back 2015 all the way to the first half of 2020.

Based on their list, the most powerful mobile chipset as of May 2020 is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, which powers many flagship-level smartphones this year including Realme X50 Pro, the US and European versions of Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and S20 Plus, Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro, Sony Xperia 1 II, Black Shark 3, Oppo Find X2, and Xiaomi Redmi K30 Pro, among others.

The second most powerful smartphone processor in this list is the Samsung Exynos 997, which is at the heart of the Korean Giant's 2020 Galaxy S20 Series in the entire Asian region, which of course includes the Philippines.

Interestingly enough, Apple's current A13 Bionic mobile processor that powers the Apple iPhone 11, Pro, and Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max is not included in AnTuTu's rankings. However, I did my research and I found out that its average score of 459,000 to 481,000 is typically lower than the average mark of Exynos 990 in the area of 534,000 but higher than that of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus at around 424,000.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+, which is inside the Vivo NEX 3, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, OnePlus 7T, and Asus ROG Phone 2 among others, is ranked higher than Kirin 990 5G that powers Huawei P40 Pro and Huawei Mate 30 5G.

Amazingly, Dimensity 1000L by Taiwanese chipset-maker MediaTek was able to make it to the Top 10 with its average score in the area of 407,000. The feature-packed OPPO Reno 3 5G is one of the first smartphones to be powered by this CPU.

Here's the Complete Smartphone Processor Power Score Rankings as of May 2020, courtesy of AnTuTu:

Level 40
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G

Level 37
Samsung Exynos 997

(TechPinas Note: Based on its average AnTuTu Overall Benchmark Score, Apple A13 Bionic should be in Level 36 or 35)

Level 34
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

Level 32
Huawei Kirin 990 5G

Level 31
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

Level 30
Samsung Exynos 9825
Huawei Kirin 990

(TechPinas Note: Based on its average AnTuTu Overall Benchmark Score of around 352,000, Apple A12 Bionic processor that powers Apple iPhone XS and XS Max should be in between the Samsung Exynos 9825 and 9820 in terms of power ranking.)

Level 29
Samsung Exynos 9820

Level 27
MediaTek Dimensity 1000 L

Level 26
Huawei Kirin 985 5G
Huawei Kirin 980
MediaTek Dimensity 820

Level 24
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Level 23
Huawei Kirin 820 5G

Level 22
Samsung Exynos 9810

Level 21
Samsung Exynos 980

Level 20
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G 5G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765

Level 19
MediaTek Dimensity 800

Level 18
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Huawei Kirin 810
MediaTek G90T

Level 17
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

Level 16
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
Samsung Exynos 8895

Level 15
Huawei Kirin 970

Level 14
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712

Level 13
Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
Huawei Kirin 960
MediaTek Helio X30

Level 12
Qualcomm Snapdragon 675
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
MediaTek Helio P90

Level 11
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
Samsung Exynos 8890
MediaTek Helio P65

Level 10
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
Samsung Exynos 9611
Samsung Exynos 9610
Huawei Kirin 710
MediaTek Helio P70
MediaTek Helio P60
MediaTek Helio G70

Level 9
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Huawei Kirin 950

Level 7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
Samsung Exynos 7420
Samsung Exynos 7904
Samsung Exynos 7885
MediaTek Helio X20

Level 6
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
Samsung Exynos 7872
Samsung Exynos 7880
Huawei Kirin 65x
MediaTek Helio X25
MediaTek Helio P35

Level 5
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
MediaTek Helio P25
MediaTek Helio P23
MediaTek Helio P22
MediaTek Helio P20

Level 4
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801AC
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
Samsung Exynos 7870
Samsung Exynos 5433
MediaTek Helio P10
MediaTek Helio A22

Level 3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
Samsung Exynos 7580
Samsung Exynos 7570
MediaTek MT6750

Please note that Qualcomm and Samsung's nomenclature or naming system for their Snapdragon and Exynos processors is a bit confusing. It doesn't always follow that a higher number means better overall performance -- so you have to be careful. I myself had to double-check the names of these chipsets when typing this list.

Also, keep in mind that this list is based only on the CPU and GPU performance of handsets running on these processors. It doesn't take into account the AI or Artificial Intelligence capabilities of chipsets, which is fast becoming an essential aspect of smartphones moving forward.