Exynos 990 vs Exynos 7904
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 990 (with Mali-G77 MP11 graphics) and Exynos 7904 (Mali-G71 MP2). 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
- Performs 18.4x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 3.5x) AnTuTu 9 score – 608K vs 172K
- Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 14 nm)
- 52% higher CPU clock speed (2730 vs 1800 MHz)
- Announced 8-months later
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
CPU | 155639 | 53678 |
GPU | 234340 | 26489 |
Memory | 107387 | 37911 |
UX | 110862 | 54434 |
Total score | 608905 | 172533 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Image compression | 147.8 Mpixels/s | 58.2 Mpixels/s |
Face detection | 25 images/s | 7.21 images/s |
Speech recognition | 50.9 words/s | 19.6 words/s |
Machine learning | 54.6 images/s | 13.6 images/s |
Camera shooting | 21.7 images/s | 6.87 images/s |
HTML 5 | 2.61 Mnodes/s | 1.18 Mnodes/s |
SQLite | 836.4 Krows/s | 312.1 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability | 55% | 97% |
Graphics test | 22 FPS | 2 FPS |
Score | 3784 | 407 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 990 and Exynos 7904CPU
Architecture | 2x 2.73 GHz – Exynos M5 2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
2x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 6x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
Cores | 8 | 8 |
Frequency | 2730 MHz | 1800 MHz |
Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
L1 cache | 192 KB | - |
L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
Process | 7 nanometers | 14 nanometers |
Transistor count | - | 2 billion |
TDP | 9 W | 5 W |
Graphics
GPU name | Mali-G77 MP11 | Mali-G71 MP2 |
Architecture | Valhall | Bifrost |
GPU frequency | 800 MHz | 770 MHz |
Execution units | 11 | 2 |
Shading units | 176 | 32 |
FLOPS | 1196 Gigaflops | 65 Gigaflops |
Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.0 |
OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | - |
Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
Max bandwidth | 44 Gbit/s | - |
Max size | 16 GB | 6 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | No |
Storage type | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 | eMMC 5.1 |
Max display resolution | 3840 x 2400 | 2400 x 1080 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 108MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP |
Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
Video playback | 8K at 30FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
Modem | Exynos 5123 | - |
4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 12 |
5G support | Yes | No |
Download speed | Up to 3000 Mbps | Up to 600 Mbps |
Upload speed | Up to 422 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.0 |
Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
Announced | October 2019 | February 2019 |
Class | Flagship | Mid range |
Model number | S5E9830 | S5E7904 |
Official page | Samsung Exynos 990 official site | Samsung Exynos 7904 official site |
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