Samsung
Samsung Exynos 990
The controversial Galaxy S20 flagship chip whose custom M5 cores ran hot enough to spark the petition that ended Samsung's custom-CPU program. Fast on paper, throttled in hand - the chip that taught Samsung to license Arm cores again.
Pros
- Strong peak numbers for 2020
- Mali-G77 MP11 was a big GPU
- Full flagship camera pipeline
Cons
- Ran hot and throttled hard
- Clearly behind the Snapdragon 865 twin
- Ended the Mongoose core line for good reason
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Samsung Exynos 990
General
- Announced
- 2020
- Process
- 7 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 10 W
- Architecture
- Armv8.2
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 2x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
- Max clock
- 2.73 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Arm Mali-G77 MP11
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR5-2750
- Max bandwidth
- 44 GB/s
Connectivity
- Modem
- Exynos 5123 5G (external)
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
Media
- Max display
- WQHD+ @ 120Hz
- Video capture
- 8K@30fps
Benchmarks
- AnTuTu 10
- 500,000Top 60%
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 900Top 61%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 2,650Top 53%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 900Top 81%
Quick answers
Is the Samsung Exynos 990 good in 2026?
The Samsung Exynos 990 earns an Inno Score of 30.8/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The controversial Galaxy S20 flagship chip whose custom M5 cores ran hot enough to spark the petition that ended Samsung's custom-CPU program. Fast on paper, throttled in hand - the chip that taught Samsung to license Arm cores again.
What is the Samsung Exynos 990 AnTuTu score?
The Samsung Exynos 990 scores 500,000 points in AnTuTu 10. That puts it in the top 60% of the chips and devices we have measured in this category. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 900 single-core and 2,650 multi-core.
What are the key specs of the Samsung Exynos 990?
Cores: 8 · Process: 7 nm · AnTuTu 10: 500,000 · GPU: Arm Mali-G77 MP11
What are the closest alternatives to the Samsung Exynos 990?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Qualcomm Snapdragon 695, Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G, Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
