Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ vs Samsung Exynos 990
49.3CPU29.8
28.4GPU29.9
54.2Benchmarks37.4
49.3AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based32.1
1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+1 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 990
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ 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 865+
- Stronger CPU score: 49 vs 30
- Stronger benchmarks score: 54 vs 37
- 14% higher Max clock: 3.1 GHz vs 2.73 GHz
Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 990
- 16% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,414 vs 1,223
General
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2020 |
| Process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 10 W |
| Architecture | Armv8.2 | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x3.1 GHz Cortex-A77 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 | 2x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 3.1 GHz+14% | 2.73 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 650 | Arm Mali-G77 MP11 |
AI
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon 698 | — |
| AI performance | 15 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5-5500 | LPDDR5-2750 |
| Max bandwidth | 44 GB/s | 44 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Snapdragon X55 5G (external) | Exynos 5123 5G (external) |
| Max download | 7.5 Gbps | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
Media
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz | WQHD+ @ 120Hz |
| Video capture | 8K@30fps | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared | 972,371Bottom 43% | 500,000 |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | 360,403Bottom 47% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | 184,634Bottom 51% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | 163,760Bottom 40% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | 263,574Bottom 43% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 900Bottom 38% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 2,650Bottom 47% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,223Bottom 48% | 1,414+16%Top 47% |
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