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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 vs Samsung Exynos 9825

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
29.4Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 9825
—Inno Score
31.5CPU39.5
25.4GPU26.6
29AIspec-based—
32.1Efficiencyspec-based20
1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8551 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 9825

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Samsung Exynos 9825 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

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

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 9825

  • Stronger CPU score: 40 vs 32
  • 16% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,004 vs 867

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 9825
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 9825
Announced20192019
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)10 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.2—

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 9825
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 9825
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.79 GHz Cortex-A552x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 + 2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A75 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.84 GHz+4%2.73 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 9825
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 9825
GPUQualcomm Adreno 640Arm Mali-G76 MP12

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 9825
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 9825
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 690Samsung NPU
AI performance7 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 9825
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 9825
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 9825
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 9825
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 9825
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 9825
Max display4K @ 60HzWQUXGA (3840x2400)
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 9825
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 9825
Geekbench 6 (single)1,008Bottom 46%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,757Bottom 46%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme867Top 50%1,004+16%Top 45%

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