Best Processors Ranking 2019 | Best Mobile Processor

The processor or the SOC is unarguably one of the most important components of a smartphone. The performance of the processor directly correlates with the phone’s speed and user experience.

A phone with a fast processor will open all your favorite apps in a blink of an eye and your tasks will be done in no time. But a phone with a weak processor will result in bad user experience and may cause issues such as overheating and lagging. And for mobile games, the SOC is the most essential part of the phone.

To test and rank processors, Tech Centurion has developed Centurion Mark which evaluates the performance of a processor.

“Centurion Mark is a lot more than just raw benchmark. We also take the real-world performance into account while ranking the SOCs.“

Centurion Mark not only considers the raw benchmarks but also takes real-world performance into account. This not only makes it highly accurate, but it makes it easy for consumers to understand a phone’s performance with going much into technical details.

As of November 2018, the best mobile processor is Apple A12 Bionic which powers the iPhone XS and iPhone XR. Among Android devices, the Snapdragon 855 is currently the best processor followed by the Exynos 9820. The Hi-silicon Kirin 980 is the 3rd best processor for Android devices after the Exynos 9820.

• Smartphone Processors Ranking

Rank	Processor Name	Phone	Centurion Mark
#1	Apple A12 Bionic	iPhone XS Max	146
#2	Snapdragon 855	Samsung Galaxy S10 (US Variant)	144
#3	Exynos 9820	Samsung Galaxy S10 (Global Variant)	140
#4	Kirin 980	Huawei Mate 20 Pro	137
#5	Apple A11 Bionic	iPhone X	130
#6	Snapdragon 845	OnePlus 6T	127
#7	Exynos 9810	Samsung Galaxy Note 9	125
#8	Kirin 970	Huawei Mate 10 Pro	121
#9	Apple A10 Fusion	iPhone 7 Plus	118
#10	Snapdragon 835	Google Pixel 2 XL	117
#11	Exynos 8895	Samsung Galaxy S8+	114
#12	Snapdragon 712		114*
#13	Snapdragon 710	Xiaomi Mi 8 SE	113
#14	Snapdragon 675		112
#15	Snapdragon 670	Oppo R17	111
#16	Helio P90		110*
#17	Helio X30	Meizu Pro 7 Plus	109
#18	Apple A9	iPhone 6S Plus	109
#19	Snapdragon 821	OnePlus 3T	108
#20	Snapdragon 820	LG G5	107
#21	Exynos 8890	Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge	106
#22	Kirin 960	Huawei Mate 9 Pro	103
#23	Exynos 9610	Samsung Galaxy A50	102
#24	Snapdragon 660	Xiaomi Mi A2	101
#25	Helio P70	Realme U1	99
#26	Helio P60	Realme 1	98
#27	Exynos 7885	Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)	98
#28	Kirin 710	Huawei Honor 8X	98
#29	Snapdragon 636	Nokia X6	97
#30	Exynos 7904	Galaxy M20	96
#31	Snapdragon 632	Meizu Note 8	92
#32	Kirin 955	Huawei Honor V8	89
#33	Snapdragon 630	Motorola Moto X4	88
#34	Kirin 950	Huawei Mate 8	88
#35	Exynos 7872	Meizu M6s	87
#36	Helio X27	UMIDIGI Z Pro	85
#37	Exynos 7420	Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge	81
#38	Helio P35		81*
#39	Snapdragon 810	OnePlus 2	80
#40	Helio P30	Gionee M7	80
#41	Helio X23	Lenovo K8 Note	79
#42	Helio P23	OPPO F5	79
#43	Helio X25	Meizu Pro 6	77
#44	Exynos 7880	Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)	77
#45	Helio X20	Sharp Z2	75
#46	Helio P25	Gionee A1 Plus	75
#47	Snapdragon 653	Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro	74
#48	Helio P20	Sony Xperia XA1	74
#49	Apple A8	iPhone 6 Plus	74
#50	Snapdragon 626	Motorola Moto Z2 Play	72
#51	Snapdragon 625	Xiaomi Mi A1	71
#52	Kirin 659	Huawei Honor 7X	71
#53	Kirin 658	Huawei P10 Lite	71
#54	Snapdragon 650	Redmi Note 3 Pro	70
#55	Kirin 655	Huawei Honor 6X	70
#56	Kirin 650	Huawei Honor 5C	70
#57	Snapdragon 439	Vivo Y93	69
#58	Helio P22	Xiaomi Redmi 6	69
#59	Snapdragon 652	Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro	69
#60	Snapdragon 450	Motorola Moto G6	69
#61	Snapdragon 808	Nexus 5X	68
#62	Exynos 7870	Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)	67
#63	Helio A22	Xiaomi Redmi 6A	66
#64	Kirin 935	Huawei Honor 7	66
#65	Kirin 930	Huawei P8	65
#66	Apple A7	iPhone 5s	65
#67	Snapdragon 429		65*
#68	Exynos 5433	Samsung Galaxy Note 4	61
#69	Helio P18	Nokia 5.1	61
#70	Helio P10	ZTE Nubia N1	59
#71	Snapdragon 435	Moto E5 Plus	59
#72	Helio X10	HTC One E9	59
#73	Exynos 7580	Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)	58
#74	Snapdragon 430	Xiaomi Redmi 3s	57
#75	Snapdragon 617	Motorola Moto G4 Plus	55
#76	Exynos 7570	Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime	53
#77	Snapdragon 616	Huawei Honor 7i	52
#78	Snapdragon 615	Lenovo Vibe P1	51
#79	MT6750T	Oppo F3	51
#80	Snapdragon 427	Moto G6 Play	50
#81	MT6739	HTC Desire 12	50
#82	Snapdragon 425	Nokia 2.1	49
#83	MT6738	Alcatel A30 Fierce	49
#84	MT6753	Lenovo K4 Note	49
#85	MT6752	Lenovo K3 Note	48
#86	MT6750	Oppo F1s	48
#87	Snapdragon 415	Lenovo Vibe K5	47
#88	Kirin 620	Huawei P8 Lite	47
#89	Snapdragon 412	BQ Aquaris X5	46
#90	MT6737T	Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime	46
#91	Snapdragon 410	Xiaomi Redmi 2	45
#92	MT6737	Moto E4 Plus	45
#93	MT6735	Meizu M2	42
#94	MT6732	Acer Liquid Jade Z	41

*The performance of processors marked with a star is estimated based on their specification, and the knowledge gained during the testing of existing processors. These scores may change once the phones based on these SOCs are launched.

How to make use of this data?

Processors having the same or a close score can be considered as equivalent or similar in performance. This can help you to determine which processor from a particular brand (Qualcomm Snapdragon, Samsung Exynos, Huawei HiSilicon, MediaTek, and Apple) is equivalent or comparable to the other.

Above 110

The processors that scored above 110 is Centurion Mark deliver excellent performance in Gaming as well as Heavy usage. Selecting a phone with a processor from this category is highly recommended for the best user experience.

Between 85-110

Great performance is General use as well as gaming. If you’re buying a mid-range phone then you should target this range.

Between 65-85

In this range, performance is just above average. But you’re unlikely to observe any lags or any other significant issues. But some older chips like Snapdragon 810 having poor thermal performance might also fall into this category. If you have a low budget, try to get a phone that fits in this category.

Between 55-65

The general performance of these chips is below average but it is acceptable in the lower end phones. These can suffer from occasional lags as well as throttling issues.

Below 55

The performance of these chips is below par and should be avoided unless you’re buying an extremely cheap phone with a budget lower than $100.