Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs Samsung Exynos 9820
24.3CPU39.5
36Benchmarks—
54.9Efficiencyspec-based20
3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6850 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 685
- 25% lower process: 6 nm vs 8 nm
Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 9820
- Stronger CPU score: 40 vs 24
General
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2018 |
| Process | 6 nm+25% | 8 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 5 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv8 | — |
CPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53 | 2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 + 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.8 GHz+3% | 2.73 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 610 | Arm Mali-G76 MP12 |
AI
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon 686 | Samsung NPU |
Memory
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X-2133 | LPDDR4X |
| Max bandwidth | 17.1 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Snapdragon X11 LTE | Integrated LTE Cat-20 |
| Max download | — | 2 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 | — |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | — |
Media
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | FHD+ @ 90Hz | WQUXGA (3840x2400) |
| Video capture | 1080p@60fps | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 471,425Bottom 3% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | 185,372Bottom 3% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | 29,548Bottom 3% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | 128,755Bottom 5% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | 127,750Bottom 3% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 470Bottom 18% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 1,500Bottom 16% | — |
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