Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Samsung Exynos 9820
54.2CPU39.5
57.9GPU—
76Benchmarks—
66.5Efficiencyspec-based20
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 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 8 Gen 3
- Stronger CPU score: 54 vs 40
- 400% higher Max download: 10 Gbps vs 2 Gbps
- 50% lower process: 4 nm vs 8 nm
- 21% higher Max clock: 3.3 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 3 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2018 |
| Process | 4 nm+50% | 8 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 9 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv9.2 | — |
CPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 + 3x3.15 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.96 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A520 | 2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 + 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 3.3 GHz+21% | 2.73 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 750 | Arm Mali-G76 MP12 |
| GPU clock | 903 MHz | — |
AI
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Hexagon NPU | Samsung NPU |
Memory
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X-9600 | LPDDR4X |
| Max bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | Integrated LTE Cat-20 |
| Max download | 10 Gbps+400% | 2 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | — |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | — |
Media
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz | WQUXGA (3840x2400) |
| Video capture | 8K@30fps | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 2,312,709Top 27% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | 643,922Top 27% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | 790,016Top 27% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | 341,129Top 24% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | 537,642Top 22% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,250Top 15% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 7,100Top 15% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 4,800Top 13% | — |
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