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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 vs Samsung Exynos 9820

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
34Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 9820
—Inno Score
27.7CPU39.5
21.1GPU—
68Efficiencyspec-based20
3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 51 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5

  • 50% lower process: 4 nm vs 8 nm
  • 40% higher Max download: 2.8 Gbps vs 2 Gbps

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 9820

  • Stronger CPU score: 40 vs 28
  • 14% higher Max clock: 2.73 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 9820
Announced20262018
Process4 nm+50%8 nm

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 9820
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A552x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 + 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.4 GHz2.73 GHz+14%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 9820
GPUAdreno 629Arm Mali-G76 MP12

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 9820
NPU—Samsung NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 9820
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 9820
ModemQualcomm 5G Modem-RF System (Sub-6 GHz)Integrated LTE Cat-20
Max download2.8 Gbps+40%2 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5—
Bluetooth5.1—

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 9820
Max displayFHD+ @ 144HzWQUXGA (3840x2400)
Video capture1080p@30fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 9820
Geekbench 6 (single)976Bottom 45%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,250Bottom 40%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme332Bottom 12%—

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