Exynos 990 vs Snapdragon 855 Plus
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 990 (with Mali-G77 MP11 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus (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/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Samsung Exynos 990
- Supports 29% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 34.13 GB/s)
- Higher GPU frequency (~19%)
- Shows better (up to 14%) AnTuTu 9 score – 629K vs 553K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
- 8% higher CPU clock speed (2960 vs 2730 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
CPU | 164221 | 145705 |
GPU | 231068 | 205460 |
Memory | 114498 | 92875 |
UX | 123112 | 111507 |
Total score | 629396 | 553578 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Image compression | 147.8 Mpixels/s | 140.9 Mpixels/s |
Face detection | 25 images/s | 23 images/s |
Speech recognition | 50.9 words/s | 39.1 words/s |
Machine learning | 54.6 images/s | 43.6 images/s |
Camera shooting | 21.7 images/s | 24.1 images/s |
HTML 5 | 2.61 Mnodes/s | 2.98 Mnodes/s |
SQLite | 836.4 Krows/s | 745.4 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability | 59% | 97% |
Graphics test | 22 FPS | 14 FPS |
Score | 3793 | 2364 |
Gaming
PUBG Mobile | - | 39 FPS [Ultra] |
Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
Fortnite | - | 29 FPS [Medium] |
Shadowgun Legends | - | 53 FPS [Ultra] |
World of Tanks Blitz | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
Genshin Impact | - | 39 FPS [Ultra] |
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
Device | - | Realme X3 Superzoom 1080 x 2400 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 990 and Snapdragon 855 PlusCPU
Architecture | 2x 2.73 GHz – Exynos M5 2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) |
Cores | 8 | 8 |
Frequency | 2730 MHz | 2960 MHz |
Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
L1 cache | 192 KB | 512 KB |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
L3 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
Process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
Transistor count | - | 6.7 billion |
TDP | 9 W | 6 W |
Graphics
GPU name | Mali-G77 MP11 | Adreno 640 |
Architecture | Valhall | Adreno 600 |
GPU frequency | 800 MHz | 675 MHz |
Execution units | 11 | 2 |
Shading units | 176 | 384 |
FLOPS | 1126 Gigaflops | 1037 Gigaflops |
Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
Max bandwidth | 44 Gbit/s | 34.13 Gbit/s |
Max size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 690 |
Storage type | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.0 |
Max display resolution | 3840 x 2400 | 3840 x 2160 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 108MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP |
Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
Video playback | 8K at 30FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
Modem | Exynos 5123 | X24 LTE, X50 5G |
4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 20 |
5G support | Yes | Yes |
Download speed | Up to 7350 Mbps | Up to 5000 Mbps |
Upload speed | Up to 3670 Mbps | Up to 1240 Mbps |
Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.0 |
Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
Info
Announced | October 2019 | July 2019 |
Class | Flagship | Flagship |
Model number | S5E9830 | SM8150-AC |
Official page | Samsung Exynos 990 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus official site |
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