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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Samsung Exynos 9820

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
60.7Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 9820
—Inno Score
51.5CPU39.5
53.1GPU—
76.1Benchmarks—
71.4Efficiencyspec-based20
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 40 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 4

  • Stronger CPU score: 52 vs 40
  • 110% higher Max download: 4.2 Gbps vs 2 Gbps
  • 50% lower process: 4 nm vs 8 nm
  • 18% higher Max clock: 3.21 GHz vs 2.73 GHz

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 9820

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

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Samsung Exynos 9820
Announced20252018
Process4 nm+50%8 nm
TDP (typical)7 W—
ArchitectureArmv9.2—

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Samsung Exynos 9820
Cores88
Core configuration1x3.21 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x3.01 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.02 GHz Cortex-A5202x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 + 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.21 GHz+18%2.73 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Samsung Exynos 9820
GPUAdreno 825Arm Mali-G76 MP12
GPU clock1,100 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Samsung Exynos 9820
NPUHexagon NPUSamsung NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Samsung Exynos 9820
Memory typeLPDDR5X-9600LPDDR4X
Max bandwidth76.8 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Samsung Exynos 9820
ModemSnapdragon X75 5GIntegrated LTE Cat-20
Max download4.2 Gbps+110%2 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7—
Bluetooth6.0—

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Samsung Exynos 9820
Max display4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144HzWQUXGA (3840x2400)
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Samsung Exynos 9820
AnTuTu2,324,829Top 24%—
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)675,620Top 24%—
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)797,455Top 22%—
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)332,748Top 31%—
AnTuTu 11 (UX)519,006Top 24%—
Geekbench 6 (single)2,050Top 18%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,850Top 15%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,700Top 25%—

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