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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 vs Samsung Exynos 9820

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
31.9Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 9820
—Inno Score
31.5CPU39.5
25.4GPU26.8
42Benchmarks—
29AIspec-based—
32.1Efficiencyspec-based20
3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8551 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 855

  • 12% lower process: 7 nm vs 8 nm

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 9820

  • Stronger CPU score: 40 vs 32
  • 20% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,038 vs 867

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 9820
Announced20192018
Process7 nm+12%8 nm
TDP (typical)10 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.2—

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 9820
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.79 GHz Cortex-A552x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 + 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.84 GHz+4%2.73 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 9820
GPUQualcomm Adreno 640Arm Mali-G76 MP12

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 9820
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 690Samsung NPU
AI performance7 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 9820
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 9820
ModemSnapdragon X24 LTEIntegrated LTE Cat-20
Max download—2 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5—
Bluetooth5.0—

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 9820
Max display4K @ 60HzWQUXGA (3840x2400)
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 9820
AnTuTu600,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,008Bottom 48%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,757Bottom 48%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme867Bottom 36%1,038+20%Bottom 43%

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