Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Samsung Exynos 9820
41.7CPU39.5
40.6GPU—
58.4Benchmarks—
64.1Efficiencyspec-based20
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 10 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 8 Gen 1
- 400% higher Max download: 10 Gbps vs 2 Gbps
- 50% lower process: 4 nm vs 8 nm
- 10% higher Max clock: 3 GHz vs 2.73 GHz
Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 9820
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2018 |
| Process | 4 nm+50% | 8 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 10 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv9 | — |
CPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510 | 2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 + 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 3 GHz+10% | 2.73 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 730 | Arm Mali-G76 MP12 |
| GPU clock | 818 MHz | — |
AI
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Hexagon NPU | Samsung NPU |
Memory
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5-6400 | LPDDR4X |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Snapdragon X65 5G | Integrated LTE Cat-20 |
| Max download | 10 Gbps+400% | 2 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E | — |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | — |
Media
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz | WQUXGA (3840x2400) |
| Video capture | 8K@30fps | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 1,150,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,720Top 25% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 4,300Top 30% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 2,500Top 39% | — |
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