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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 vs Samsung Exynos 9820

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3
53.2Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 9820
—Inno Score
44CPU39.5
43.7GPU—
63.4Benchmarks—
73.8Efficiencyspec-based20
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 30 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 7+ Gen 3

  • Stronger CPU score: 44 vs 40
  • 150% higher Max download: 5 Gbps vs 2 Gbps
  • 50% lower process: 4 nm vs 8 nm

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 9820

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3Samsung Exynos 9820
Announced20242018
Process4 nm+50%8 nm
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv9.2—

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3Samsung Exynos 9820
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.8 GHz Cortex-X4 + 4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x1.9 GHz Cortex-A5202x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 + 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.8 GHz+3%2.73 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3Samsung Exynos 9820
GPUAdreno 732Arm Mali-G76 MP12

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3Samsung Exynos 9820
NPUHexagon NPUSamsung NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3Samsung Exynos 9820
Memory typeLPDDR5X-8448LPDDR4X
Max bandwidth67.6 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3Samsung Exynos 9820
ModemSnapdragon X63 5GIntegrated LTE Cat-20
Max download5 Gbps+150%2 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7—
Bluetooth5.4—

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3Samsung Exynos 9820
Max display—WQUXGA (3840x2400)
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3Samsung Exynos 9820
AnTuTu1,400,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,900Top 22%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,100Top 24%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,100Top 34%—

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