Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 vs Samsung Exynos 990
33.5CPU39.5
28.6GPU29.9
51.1Benchmarks—
49.3AIspec-based—
32.1Efficiencyspec-based32.1
1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8651 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 990
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Samsung Exynos 990 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
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 990
- Stronger CPU score: 40 vs 34
- 13% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,414 vs 1,250
General
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2020 |
| Process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 10 W | 10 W |
| Architecture | Armv8.2 | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.84 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 | 2.84 GHz+4% | 2.73 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 650 | Arm Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU clock | 587 MHz | — |
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 | LPDDR5-2750 | 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 6 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 861,546Bottom 35% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | 306,337Bottom 34% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | 162,790Bottom 43% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | 152,804Bottom 27% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | 239,615Bottom 39% | — |
| AnTuTu 12 | 944,911Bottom 38% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,100Top 46% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 3,300Top 43% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,250Bottom 50% | 1,414+13%Top 47% |
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