Exynos 9820 vs Exynos 1380

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 9820 (with Mali-G76 MP12 graphics) and Exynos 1380 (Mali-G68 MP5). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Samsung Exynos 9820
  • Performs 33% better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 33% higher memory bandwidth (34.1 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • 14% higher CPU clock speed (2730 vs 2400 MHz)
Pros of Samsung Exynos 1380
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 8 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~35%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
744321
767711
CPU 297306 320484
GPU 132919 91141
Memory 146753 113558
UX 167343 242528
Total score 744321 767711
Samples [42 tests] [113 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 114.9 MB/sec 146.7 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 69.4 pages/sec 64.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 69 Mpixels/sec 109.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 44.9 images/sec 53.7 images/sec
HDR 72.5 Mpixels/sec 95.9 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 7.34 images/sec 9.4 images/sec
Photo processing 18.1 images/sec 27.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.83 Mpixels/sec 4.23 Mpixels/sec
Samples 20 tests 56 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
4812
Background blur 7.03 images/sec 4.46 images/sec
Face detection 4.35 images/sec 2.17 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.21 Gpixels/sec 0.13 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.27 Gpixels/sec 0.19 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.24 Gpixels/sec 0.14 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.07 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 14.5 Gpixels/sec 9.21 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 739.3 FPS 538 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 5 tests 35 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
367
Score 367 279
Stability 81% 98%
Graphics test 3 FPS 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
950
Score 950 808
Stability 82% 99%
Graphics test 5 FPS 4 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
12792
Web score 7478 10597
Video editing score 5765 7345
Data manipulation score 7575 10909
Photo editing score 18093 25069
Writing score 10112 16185
Phones tested 3 models 8 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 9820
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-30 (Vzxzv)CPU Throttle76%
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-30 (Vzxzv)AnTuTu 11717771
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Arifz)AnTuTu 12769471
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Lurky)AnTuTu 12932812
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Rip)AnTuTu 12625310
Samsung Exynos 1380
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 (Subzero)AnTuTu 12919003
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-03 (twisee)AnTuTu 11793564
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-29 (Saveloy)AnTuTu 12717743
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-29 (Ankit)AnTuTu 12843613
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (P3RF3CT)AnTuTu 12866054

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 9820 and Exynos 1380

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.73 GHz – Mongoose M4
2x 2.31 GHz – Cortex-A75
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2730 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 2 MB -
L3 cache - 4 MB
Process 8 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistor count 8.5 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G76 MP12 Mali-G68 MP5
Architecture Bifrost 3rd gen Valhall 2nd gen
GPU frequency 702 MHz 949 MHz
Pipelines 12 5
Shading units 24 32
Total shaders 288 160
FLOPS 404.4 Gigaflops 303.7 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
NPU theoretical performance - 4.9 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 34.1 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 12 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2400 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 150FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 150FPS 4K at 30FPS
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 -
4G support LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2000 Mbps Up to 3790 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 316 Mbps Up to 1280 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced November 2018 February 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number S5E9820 S5E8835
Official page Samsung Exynos 9820 official site Samsung Exynos 1380 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 2500 - Samsung Exynos 1580

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