Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 vs Samsung Exynos 9610
20.8CPU28
20Benchmarks—
29.7Efficiencyspec-based20
0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8204 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 9610
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Samsung Exynos 9610 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 820
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 9610
- Stronger CPU score: 28 vs 21
- 100% higher cores: 8 vs 4
- 29% lower process: 10 nm vs 14 nm
General
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2016 | 2018 |
| Process | 14 nm | 10 nm+29% |
| TDP (typical) | 11 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv8 | Armv8 |
CPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 4 | 8+100% |
| Core configuration | 2x2.15 GHz Kryo + 2x1.6 GHz Kryo | 4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| Max clock | 2.15 GHz | 2.3 GHz+7% |
GPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 530 | Arm Mali-G72 MP3 |
AI
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon 680 | — |
Memory
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4-1866 | LPDDR4X |
| Max bandwidth | 29.9 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Snapdragon X12 LTE | Integrated LTE Cat-12 |
| Max download | — | 0.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5.0 |
Media
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | 4K @ 60Hz | WQXGA (2560x1600) |
| Video capture | 4K@30fps | 4K@120fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 230,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 340Bottom 9% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 880Bottom 5% | — |
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