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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 vs Samsung Exynos 990

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
31.9Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 990
31.9Inno Score
31.5CPU29.8
25.4GPU29.9
42Benchmarks37.4
29AIspec-based—
32.1Efficiencyspec-based32.1
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8553 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 990

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 scores 31.9 against 31.9 for Samsung Exynos 990. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 edges ahead in benchmarks and CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

  • Stronger benchmarks score: 42 vs 37
  • 20% higher AnTuTu: 600,000 vs 500,000
  • 12% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,008 vs 900

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 990

  • Stronger GPU score: 30 vs 25
  • 63% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,414 vs 867
  • 29% higher Max bandwidth: 44 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 990
Announced20192020
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)10 W10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 990
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.79 GHz Cortex-A552x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.84 GHz+4%2.73 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 990
GPUQualcomm Adreno 640Arm Mali-G77 MP11

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 990
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 690—
AI performance7 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 990
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s44 GB/s+29%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 990
ModemSnapdragon X24 LTEExynos 5123 5G (external)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 990
Max display4K @ 60HzWQHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 990
AnTuTu600,000+20%500,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,008+12%Bottom 48%900Bottom 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,757+4%Bottom 48%2,650Bottom 47%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme867Bottom 36%1,414+63%Top 47%

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