Exynos 9820 vs Snapdragon 855
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 9820 (with Mali-G76 MP12 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (Adreno 640). 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
- Higher GPU frequency (~20%)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
- Performs 2.2x better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 8 nm)
- Shows better (up to 11%) AnTuTu 11 score β 824K vs 744K
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 297306 | 314517 |
| GPU | 132919 | 125449 |
| Memory | 146753 | 150134 |
| UX | 167343 | 234413 |
| Total score | 744321 | 824513 |
| Samples | [42 tests] | [39 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 114.9 MB/sec | 126.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 69.4 pages/sec | 74.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 69 Mpixels/sec | 88 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 44.9 images/sec | 57.7 images/sec |
| HDR | 72.5 Mpixels/sec | 89.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 7.34 images/sec | 9.07 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 18.1 images/sec | 20.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 2.83 Mpixels/sec | 4.06 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 20 tests | 29 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 7.03 images/sec | 4.31 images/sec |
| Face detection | 4.35 images/sec | 1.84 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.21 Gpixels/sec | 0.16 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.27 Gpixels/sec | 0.22 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.24 Gpixels/sec | 0.15 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.07 Gpixels/sec | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 14.5 Gpixels/sec | 8.72 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 739.3 FPS | 444 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 5 tests | 19 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 367 | - |
| Stability | 81% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 950 | 876 |
| Stability | 82% | 86% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 5 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7478 | 8813 |
| Video editing score | 5765 | 5956 |
| Data manipulation score | 7575 | 8239 |
| Photo editing score | 18093 | 22485 |
| Writing score | 10112 | 13084 |
| Phones tested | 3 models | 8 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | - | 28 FPS [Ultra] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 57 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro 1080 x 2340 |
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 2026-09-30 (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 |
| π 2026-09-26 (Rip) | AnTuTu 12 | 625310 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-02 (Pon) | AnTuTu 12 | 1038764 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Stanley) | AnTuTu 12 | 969794 |
| π 2026-09-12 (Stanley) | AnTuTu 11 | 847934 |
| π 2026-09-06 (pakasraka) | AnTuTu 11 | 763477 |
| π 2026-08-23 (long tran) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 3882 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 9820 and Snapdragon 855CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.73 GHz β Mongoose M4 2x 2.31 GHz β Cortex-A75 4x 1.95 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
1x 2.84 GHz β Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 3x 2.42 GHz β Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2730 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | - | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Process | 8 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 8.5 billion | 6.7 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G76 MP12 | Adreno 640 |
| Architecture | Bifrost 3rd gen | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 702 MHz | 585 MHz |
| Pipelines | 12 | 3 |
| Shading units | 24 | 256 |
| Total shaders | 288 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 404.4 Gigaflops | 898.5 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | - | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 690 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 Gb/s | 34.13 Gb/s |
| Max size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2400 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 150FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 150FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Exynos 5100 | X24 LTE, X50 5G |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 20 | LTE Cat. 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2000 Mbps | Up to 5000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 316 Mbps | Up to 1240 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
Info
| Announced | November 2018 | December 2018 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | S5E9820 | SM8150 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 9820 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 official site |
| Successor | - Samsung Exynos 2500 | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
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