Samsung Exynos 9820 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 9820 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
Samsung Exynos 9820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 9820 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Samsung Exynos 9820 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. Up to 12 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 9820 was released in Q1/2019.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.96 GHz. The CPU supports up to 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus was released in Q4/2018.
Samsung Exynos (46) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Samsung Exynos 9820 (1) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/860 (3)
3 Generation 6
Exynos M4/Cortex-A75/-A55 Architecture Kryo 485
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 9820 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.96 GHz.

Samsung Exynos 9820 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz
2x Exynos M4
A-Core 2.96 GHz
1x Kryo 485 Prime
2.30 GHz
2x Cortex-A75
B-Core 2.42 GHz
3x Kryo 485 Gold
1.90 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
C-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 485 Silver

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Samsung Exynos 9820 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 690 @ 7 TOPS

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

ARM Mali-G76 MP12 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 640
0.70 GHz GPU frequency 0.25 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.68 GHz
Bifrost 3 GPU Generation 5
7 nm Technology 7 nm
2 Max. displays 1
12 Compute units 4
192 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.0

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

ARM Mali-G76 MP12 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 640
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Samsung Exynos 9820 supports a maximum of 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus can connect up to 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

Samsung Exynos 9820 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
LPDDR4X-1866 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
12 GB Max. Memory 12 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC No
1.50 MB L2 Cache 2.00 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Samsung Exynos 9820 has a TDP of --, that of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus is --.

Samsung Exynos 9820 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 9820 has a 3.50 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus cache has a total of 5.00 MB.

Samsung Exynos 9820 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
8 nm Technology 7 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q1/2019 Release date Q4/2018
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Samsung Exynos 9820 Samsung Exynos 9820
8C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
742 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
731 (99%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Samsung Exynos 9820 Samsung Exynos 9820
8C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
2094 (80%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
2632 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Samsung Exynos 9820 Samsung Exynos 9820
8C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
810 (81%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
994 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Samsung Exynos 9820 Samsung Exynos 9820
8C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
2075 (87%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
2397 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Samsung Exynos 9820 Samsung Exynos 9820
ARM Mali-G76 MP12 @ 0.70 GHz
607 (59%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
Qualcomm Adreno 640 @ 0.68 GHz
1037 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Samsung Exynos 9820 Samsung Exynos 9820
8C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
394976 (81%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
487155 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Samsung Exynos 9820 Samsung Exynos 9820
8C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
3787 (86%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
4389 (100%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Samsung Exynos 9820 Samsung Exynos 9820
8C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
558430 (100%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Samsung Exynos 9820 Samsung Exynos 9820
8C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
7 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 9820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S10
Samsung Galaxy S10+
OnePlus 7T
OnePlus 7T Pro 5G
OnePlus 7 Pro
OnePlus 7T Pro
Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro Premium Edition
Realme X2 Pro

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