Exynos 9820 vs A13 Bionic
We compared the 8-core Samsung Exynos 9820 (Mali-G76 MP12) with the newer 6-core Apple A13 Bionic (Apple A13 GPU) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Samsung Exynos 9820
- Has 2 more cores
Pros of Apple A13 Bionic
- Higher GPU frequency (~75%)
- Performs 56% better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 48%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1101K vs 744K
- Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 8 nm)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 297306 | 296803 |
| GPU | 132919 | 301818 |
| Memory | 146753 | 149834 |
| UX | 167343 | 353396 |
| Total score | 744321 | 1101851 |
| Samples | [42 tests] | [47 tests] |
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 114.9 MB/sec | 146.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 69.4 pages/sec | 90.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 69 Mpixels/sec | 103.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 44.9 images/sec | 85.1 images/sec |
| HDR | 72.5 Mpixels/sec | 130.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 7.34 images/sec | 13.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 18.1 images/sec | 38.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 2.83 Mpixels/sec | 4.69 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 20 tests | 12 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 7.03 images/sec | 20.3 images/sec |
| Face detection | 4.35 images/sec | 25.6 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.21 Gpixels/sec | 0.44 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.27 Gpixels/sec | 0.68 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.24 Gpixels/sec | 0.77 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.07 Gpixels/sec | 0.19 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 14.5 Gpixels/sec | 45.7 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 739.3 FPS | 1367.9 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Metal |
| Samples | 5 tests | 8 tests |
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 367 | - |
| Stability | 81% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | - | 2564 |
| Stability | - | 74% |
| Graphics test | - | 10 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 12 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 10 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 7 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 950 | 2001 |
| Stability | 82% | 70% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 11 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7478 | - |
| Video editing score | 5765 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 7575 | - |
| Photo editing score | 18093 | - |
| Writing score | 10112 | - |
| Phones tested | 3 models | - |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 57 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | - | 60 FPS [High] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | - | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | Apple iPhone 11 Pro 828 x 1792 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Samsung Exynos 9820
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-15 (Sv1at) | AnTuTu 12 | 929674 |
| π 2026-09-30 (Vzxzv) | CPU Throttle | 76% |
| π 2026-09-30 (Vzxzv) | AnTuTu 11 | 717771 |
| π 2026-09-27 (Arifz) | AnTuTu 12 | 769471 |
| π 2026-09-26 (Lurky) | AnTuTu 12 | 932812 |
Apple A13 Bionic
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-31 (Thunder) | AnTuTu 11 | 927650 |
| π 2026-10-30 (Thunder) | AnTuTu 11 | 927650 |
| π 2026-10-27 (Zephyr) | AnTuTu 11 | 964060 |
| π 2026-10-05 (Gigant) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 13778 |
| π 2026-10-05 (Gigant) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1788 / 4241 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 9820 and A13 BionicCPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.73 GHz β Mongoose M4 2x 2.31 GHz β Cortex-A75 4x 1.95 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
2x 2.65 GHz β Lightning 4x 1.6 GHz β Thunder |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 2730 MHz | 2650 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.4-A |
| L1 cache | - | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 8 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 8.5 billion | 8.5 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G76 MP12 | Apple A13 GPU |
| Architecture | Bifrost 3rd gen | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU frequency | 702 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| Pipelines | 12 | 4 |
| Shading units | 24 | 64 |
| Total shaders | 288 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 404.4 Gigaflops | 629.8 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| NPU theoretical performance | - | 5 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 Gb/s | 34.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | 12 GB | 4 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2400 | 2688 x 1242 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP | - |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 150FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 150FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Exynos 5100 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 20 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 2000 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 316 Mbps | Up to 350 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | November 2018 | September 2019 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | S5E9820 | APL1W85 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 9820 official site | - |
| Successor | - Samsung Exynos 2200 | - Apple A20 Pro |
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