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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 vs Samsung Exynos 990

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
32Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 990
31.9Inno Score
23.9CPU29.8
20GPU29.9
—Benchmarks37.4
68Efficiencyspec-based32.1
2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 24 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 990

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 scores 32 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 4s Gen 2

  • 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 990

  • Stronger CPU score: 30 vs 24
  • Stronger GPU score: 30 vs 20
  • 903% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,414 vs 141
  • 37% higher Max clock: 2.73 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • 32% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,650 vs 2,014

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2Samsung Exynos 990
Announced20242020
Process4 nm+43%7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2Samsung 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 4s Gen 2 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2Samsung Exynos 990
GPUQualcomm Adreno 611Arm Mali-G77 MP11

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2Samsung Exynos 990
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth—44 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2Samsung Exynos 990
ModemSnapdragon 5G Modem-RF SystemExynos 5123 5G (external)
Max download1 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.15.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2Samsung Exynos 990
Max displayFHD+ @ 90HzWQHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2Samsung Exynos 990
AnTuTu—500,000
Geekbench 6 (single)841Bottom 35%900+7%Bottom 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,014Bottom 32%2,650+32%Bottom 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme141Bottom 6%1,414+903%Top 47%

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