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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 vs Samsung Exynos 9820

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
52.1Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 9820
—Inno Score
44.1CPU39.5
43.9GPU—
61.5Benchmarks—
69Efficiencyspec-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

  • Stronger CPU score: 44 vs 40
  • 400% higher Max download: 10 Gbps vs 2 Gbps
  • 50% lower process: 4 nm vs 8 nm
  • 17% higher Max clock: 3.2 GHz vs 2.73 GHz

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 9820

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

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1Samsung Exynos 9820
Announced20222018
Process4 nm+50%8 nm
TDP (typical)8 W—
ArchitectureArmv9—

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1Samsung Exynos 9820
Cores88
Core configuration1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A5102x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 + 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.2 GHz+17%2.73 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1Samsung Exynos 9820
GPUAdreno 730Arm Mali-G76 MP12
GPU clock900 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1Samsung Exynos 9820
NPUHexagon NPUSamsung NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1Samsung Exynos 9820
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR4X
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1Samsung Exynos 9820
ModemSnapdragon X65 5GIntegrated LTE Cat-20
Max download10 Gbps+400%2 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6E—
Bluetooth5.3—

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1Samsung Exynos 9820
Max display4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144HzWQUXGA (3840x2400)
Video capture8K@30fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1Samsung Exynos 9820
AnTuTu1,300,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,800Top 23%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,600Top 26%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,800Top 36%—

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