Samsung Exynos 990 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

Compared 2 processors: Samsung Exynos 990, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Samsung Exynos 990 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Exynos 990
727249
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
758192
CPU201538232691
GPU231438195541
Memory138841142021
UX155432188011
NanoReview Score727249758192
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Exynos 990
3784
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
3875
Stability60 %91 %
Graphics Test22 fps23 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Exynos 990
840
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
1117
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Exynos 990
2670
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
3274
File Compression126.3 MB/s150.9 MB/s
HTML5 Browser68.4 pages/s84.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering90.2 MP/sec109.4 MP/sec
Background Blur9.95 frames/s10.4 frames/s
Photo Processing21 frames/s32.6 frames/s
Image Detection60.6 frames/s74.7 frames/s
HDR88.9 MP/sec102.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing3.37 MP/sec4.19 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 61 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 30 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro (1080x2340)

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.73 GHz – Exynos M5
- 2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
- 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2730 2840
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 192 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 Cache 2 MB 4 MB
Process tech. 7 nm 7 nm
Transistor count n/a 10.3 billion
Power (TDP) 9 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G77 MP11 Adreno 650
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 832 MHz 587 MHz
Execution Units 11 3
Shader Units 32 256
Total shader 352 768
FLOPS 585.7 GFLOPS 901.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX n/a 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Yes Hexagon 698
GPU Frequency 15 TOPS n/a

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 44 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - UFS 2.1
- UFS 3.0
- UFS 3.0
- UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 3840x2400 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Exynos 5123 X55
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 22
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7350 MB/s Up to 7500 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3670 MB/s Up to 3000 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced October, 2019 yr December, 2019 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename S5E9830 SM8250-AB

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