Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 vs Samsung Exynos 9820
29.2CPU39.5
40.3Benchmarks—
76.2Efficiencyspec-based20
2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 41 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 6 Gen 4
- 50% lower process: 4 nm vs 8 nm
Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 9820
- Stronger CPU score: 40 vs 29
- 19% higher Max clock: 2.73 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
General
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2018 |
| Process | 4 nm+50% | 8 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 5 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv9 | — |
CPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.3 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520 | 2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 + 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.3 GHz | 2.73 GHz+19% |
GPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 810 | Arm Mali-G76 MP12 |
AI
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon | Samsung NPU |
Memory
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Max bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Snapdragon X61 5G | Integrated LTE Cat-20 |
| Max download | — | 2 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E | — |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | — |
Media
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | FHD+ @ 144Hz | WQUXGA (3840x2400) |
| Video capture | 4K@30fps | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 560,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,030Top 49% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 2,900Top 49% | — |
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