Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs Samsung Exynos 9820
45.7CPU39.5
45.3GPU—
68.4Benchmarks—
71.4Efficiencyspec-based20
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 30 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 8s Gen 3
- Stronger CPU score: 46 vs 40
- 150% higher Max download: 5 Gbps vs 2 Gbps
- 50% lower process: 4 nm vs 8 nm
- 10% higher Max clock: 3 GHz vs 2.73 GHz
Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 9820
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2018 |
| Process | 4 nm+50% | 8 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 7 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv9.2 | — |
CPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 + 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A520 | 2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 + 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 3 GHz+10% | 2.73 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 735 | Arm Mali-G76 MP12 |
AI
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Hexagon NPU | Samsung NPU |
Memory
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X-8400 | LPDDR4X |
| Max bandwidth | 67.2 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 5G | Integrated LTE Cat-20 |
| Max download | 5 Gbps+150% | 2 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | — |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | — |
Media
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz | WQUXGA (3840x2400) |
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 1,709,606Top 39% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | 518,231Top 39% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | 478,204Top 39% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | 310,205Top 36% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | 402,966Top 39% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,950Top 20% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 5,200Top 23% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 3,300Top 32% | — |
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