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Google Tensor G3 vs Samsung Exynos 9820

Google Tensor G3
48.4Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 9820
—Inno Score
41.6CPU39.5
41GPU—
52.2Benchmarks—
69Efficiencyspec-based20
4 spec wins — Google Tensor G30 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 9820

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Samsung Exynos 9820 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Google Tensor G3

  • 50% lower process: 4 nm vs 8 nm
  • 13% higher cores: 9 vs 8

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 9820

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Google Tensor G3 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecGoogle Tensor G3Samsung Exynos 9820
Announced20232018
Process4 nm+50%8 nm
TDP (typical)8 W—
ArchitectureArmv9—

CPU

CPU comparison: Google Tensor G3 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecGoogle Tensor G3Samsung Exynos 9820
Cores9+13%8
Core configuration1x2.91 GHz Cortex-X3 + 4x2.37 GHz Cortex-A715 + 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A5102x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 + 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.91 GHz+7%2.73 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Google Tensor G3 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecGoogle Tensor G3Samsung Exynos 9820
GPUArm Mali-G715 MC7Arm Mali-G76 MP12
GPU clock890 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Google Tensor G3 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecGoogle Tensor G3Samsung Exynos 9820
NPUGoogle Edge TPUSamsung NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Google Tensor G3 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecGoogle Tensor G3Samsung Exynos 9820
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR4X

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Google Tensor G3 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecGoogle Tensor G3Samsung Exynos 9820
ModemExternal (Samsung Exynos 5300)Integrated LTE Cat-20
Max download—2 Gbps

Media

Media comparison: Google Tensor G3 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecGoogle Tensor G3Samsung Exynos 9820
Max display—WQUXGA (3840x2400)
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Google Tensor G3 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecGoogle Tensor G3Samsung Exynos 9820
AnTuTu900,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,750Top 23%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,350Top 29%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,400Top 40%—

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