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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 vs Samsung Exynos 990

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
32.1Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 990
31.9Inno Score
23.1CPU29.8
—GPU29.9
28.5Benchmarks37.4
54.9Efficiencyspec-based32.1
3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 15 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 990

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 scores 32.1 against 31.9 for Samsung Exynos 990. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

  • 50% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 10 W
  • 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 990

  • Stronger CPU score: 30 vs 23
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 37 vs 29
  • 157% higher Max bandwidth: 44 GB/s vs 17.1 GB/s
  • 43% higher AnTuTu: 500,000 vs 350,000
  • 39% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,650 vs 1,900

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 990
Announced20222020
Process6 nm+14%7 nm
TDP (typical)5 W+50%10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 990
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A552x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2 GHz2.73 GHz+37%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 990
GPUQualcomm Adreno 619Arm Mali-G77 MP11

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 990
NPUQualcomm Hexagon—

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 990
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth17.1 GB/s44 GB/s+157%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 990
ModemSnapdragon X51 5GExynos 5123 5G (external)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.25.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 990
Max displayFHD+ @ 120HzWQHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 990
AnTuTu350,000500,000+43%
Geekbench 6 (single)770Bottom 33%900+17%Bottom 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,900Bottom 25%2,650+39%Bottom 47%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—1,414Top 47%

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