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Samsung Exynos 9820 vs Samsung Exynos 990

Samsung Exynos 9820
—Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 990
31.9Inno Score
39.5CPU29.8
26.8GPU29.9
—Benchmarks37.4
20Efficiencyspec-based32.1
0 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 98203 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 990

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 Samsung Exynos 9820

  • Stronger CPU score: 40 vs 30

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 990

  • Stronger GPU score: 30 vs 27
  • 36% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,414 vs 1,038
  • 12% lower process: 7 nm vs 8 nm

General

General comparison: Samsung Exynos 9820 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecSamsung Exynos 9820Samsung Exynos 990
Announced20182020
Process8 nm7 nm+12%
TDP (typical)—10 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Samsung Exynos 9820 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecSamsung Exynos 9820Samsung Exynos 990
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 + 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A552x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.73 GHz2.73 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Samsung Exynos 9820 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecSamsung Exynos 9820Samsung Exynos 990
GPUArm Mali-G76 MP12Arm Mali-G77 MP11

AI

AI comparison: Samsung Exynos 9820 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecSamsung Exynos 9820Samsung Exynos 990
NPUSamsung NPU—

Memory

Memory comparison: Samsung Exynos 9820 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecSamsung Exynos 9820Samsung Exynos 990
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth—44 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Samsung Exynos 9820 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecSamsung Exynos 9820Samsung Exynos 990
ModemIntegrated LTE Cat-20Exynos 5123 5G (external)
Max download2 Gbps—
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Samsung Exynos 9820 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecSamsung Exynos 9820Samsung Exynos 990
Max displayWQUXGA (3840x2400)WQHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture8K@30fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Samsung Exynos 9820 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecSamsung Exynos 9820Samsung Exynos 990
AnTuTu—500,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—900Bottom 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—2,650Bottom 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,038Bottom 43%1,414+36%Top 47%

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