Exynos 9820 vs Exynos 9810

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 9820 (with Mali-G76 MP12 graphics) and Exynos 9810 (Mali-G72 MP18). 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 64% better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 10 nm)
  • Shows better (up to 25%) AnTuTu 11 score – 744K vs 594K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~23%)
  • Supports 19% higher memory bandwidth (34.1 against 28.7 GB/s)
Pros of Samsung Exynos 9810
  • 6% higher CPU clock speed (2900 vs 2730 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
744321
594285
CPU 297306 257526
GPU 132919 87627
Memory 146753 115805
UX 167343 133327
Total score 744321 594285
Samples [42 tests] [43 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
1008
Multi-Core Score
2710
Asset compression 114.9 MB/sec 123.7 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 69.4 pages/sec 73.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 69 Mpixels/sec 84.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 44.9 images/sec 18.8 images/sec
HDR 72.5 Mpixels/sec 82.6 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 7.34 images/sec 7.01 images/sec
Photo processing 18.1 images/sec 23.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.83 Mpixels/sec 3.31 Mpixels/sec
Samples 20 tests 14 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 7.03 images/sec 8.29 images/sec
Face detection 4.35 images/sec 4.41 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.21 Gpixels/sec 0.25 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.27 Gpixels/sec 0.26 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.24 Gpixels/sec 0.21 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.07 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 14.5 Gpixels/sec 16.8 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 739.3 FPS 655.7 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 5 tests 10 tests

3DMark

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

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
9004
Web score 7478 5601
Video editing score 5765 5488
Data manipulation score 7575 5650
Photo editing score 18093 9525
Writing score 10112 6250
Phones tested 3 models 3 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 9820
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (unknown)AnTuTu 12904674
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (Nythoxx)AnTuTu 11777426
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-13 (ODIN_MODE)Geekbench 6 CPU1065 / 2623
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 -> StarDragonPLAnTuTu 11707164
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 -> seraphimAnTuTu 11774175
Samsung Exynos 9810
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (s9)AnTuTu 12744869
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-10 -> skaeleAnTuTu 11635840
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-24 (Alex)Geekbench 6 GPU4587
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-24 (Alex)Geekbench 6 CPU495 / 1924
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-24 (Alex)AnTuTu 11614327

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 9820 and Exynos 9810

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.73 GHz – Mongoose M4
2x 2.31 GHz – Cortex-A75
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
4x 2.9 GHz – Exynos M3
4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2730 MHz 2900 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 2 MB 2 MB
Process 8 nanometers 10 nanometers
Transistor count 8.5 billion 5.3 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G76 MP12 Mali-G72 MP18
Architecture Bifrost 3rd gen Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU frequency 702 MHz 572 MHz
Pipelines 12 18
Shading units 24 12
Total shaders 288 216
FLOPS 404.4 Gigaflops 247.1 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 1800 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 32 Bit
Max bandwidth 34.1 Gb/s 28.7 Gb/s
Max size 12 GB 6 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2400 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP 1x 28MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 150FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 150FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Exynos 5100 Shannon 360
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 200 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced November 2018 January 2018
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number S5E9820 S5E9810
Official page Samsung Exynos 9820 official site Samsung Exynos 9810 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 2500 - Samsung Exynos 2500

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