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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 vs Samsung Exynos 990

WINNER
Q
48Inno Score
VS
S
30.8Inno Score
38.6CPU29.8
35.1GPU25.7
60.8Benchmarks37.4
71.4Efficiency32.1
8 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 21 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 990

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 48 to 30.8, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+39) and benchmarks (+23). Samsung Exynos 990 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2

  • Stronger CPU score: 39 vs 30
  • Stronger GPU score: 35 vs 26
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 37
  • Stronger efficiency score: 71 vs 32
  • 153% higher AnTuTu 10: 1,263,761 vs 500,000

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 990

  • 72% higher Max bandwidth: 44 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Samsung Exynos 990
Announced20232020
Process4 nm+43%7 nm
TDP (typical)7 W+30%10 W
ArchitectureArmv9Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Samsung Exynos 990
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.91 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.49 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A5102x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.91 GHz+7%2.73 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Samsung Exynos 990
GPUQualcomm Adreno 725Arm Mali-G77 MP11

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Samsung Exynos 990
NPUQualcomm Hexagon—

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Samsung Exynos 990
Memory typeLPDDR5-3200LPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth25.6 GB/s44 GB/s+72%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Samsung Exynos 990
ModemSnapdragon X62 5GExynos 5123 5G (external)
Max download4.4 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.35.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Samsung Exynos 990
Max displayWQHD+ @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144HzWQHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Samsung Exynos 990
AnTuTu 101,263,761+153%Top 24%500,000Top 60%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,430+59%Top 30%900Top 61%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,150+57%Top 30%2,650Top 53%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,050+128%Top 53%900Top 81%
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)504,689Top 38%—
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)173,509Top 55%—
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)219,815Top 46%—
AnTuTu 10 (UX)365,748Top 40%—

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