Samsung Exynos 990

Samsung Exynos 990
  • GPU: Mali-G77 MP11
  • Cores: 8
  • Clock: 2730 MHz
Samsung Exynos 990 – an 8-core chipset that was announced on October 24, 2019, and is manufactured using a 7-nanometer process technology. It has 2 cores Exynos M5 at 2730 MHz, 2 cores Cortex-A76 at 2500 MHz, and 4 cores Cortex-A55 at 2000 MHz.

Review

CPU Performance
39
Gaming Performance
16
Battery life
81
NanoReview Score
40
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Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Samsung Exynos 990
907140
CPU 370196
GPU 130687
Memory 151878
UX 254379
Total score 907140

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
1222
Multi-Core Score
3060
Asset compression 139.9 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 80.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 99.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 66.4 images/sec
HDR 98.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 10.4 images/sec
Photo processing 30.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.92 Mpixels/sec
Samples 20 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
5261
Background blur 7.47 images/sec
Face detection 3.84 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.25 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.34 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.27 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 15.8 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 955.5 FPS
API OpenCL
Samples 8 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
391
Score 391
Stability 73%
Graphics test 3 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
1416
Score 1416
Stability 65%
Graphics test 8 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
11402
Web score 10705
Video editing score 6884
Data manipulation score 8823
Photo editing score 30928
Writing score 11422
Phones tested 6 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-16 -> SamsungS8HypeAnTuTu 111236527
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-14 (TimFire)AnTuTu 11868691
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-05 (Chryso27)AnTuTu 11815064
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-24 (Ctvy970)AnTuTu 11922959
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-16 (Vinny)AnTuTu 11746630
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-09 (SamsungS8hype)AnTuTu 111052348
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-24 (Yiannis Mihai)AnTuTu 11822306
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-20 (Rei Zero)AnTuTu 11972437

Smartphones

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Phones with Exynos 990AnTuTu v11
1. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra918508
2. Samsung Galaxy Note 20913920
3. Samsung Galaxy S20 FE909679
4. Samsung Galaxy S20907140
5. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra901346
6. Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus874382

Specifications

Detailed specifications of the Exynos 990 SoC with Mali-G77 MP11 graphics

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.73 GHz – Exynos M5
2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A76
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8
Frequency 2730 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 192 KB
L2 cache 1 MB
L3 cache 2 MB
Process 7 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 9 W
Manufacturing Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G77 MP11
Architecture Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 832 MHz
Pipelines 11
Shading units 32
Total shaders 352
FLOPS 585.7 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes
NPU theoretical performance 15 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2750 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 44 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0
Max display resolution 3840 x 2400
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 25MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Exynos 5123
4G support LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes
Download speed Up to 7350 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced October 2019
Class Flagship
Model number S5E9830
Official page Samsung Exynos 990 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 2500

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PRINCE KYLE February 18, 2026 at 10:44 AM
I got a single core of 1198 on my s20plus using a cooler,is it OK for exynos 990
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PRINCE KYLE November 10, 2025 at 05:06 PM
Is this exynos 990 that bad?
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Sodiun July 16, 2026 at 04:01 PM
It very bad this soc is very hot like lava
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Joe April 16, 2025 at 09:26 PM
GPU frequency 800 -> 832 MHz Shading units 64 -> 32 Total shaders 704 -> 352 FLOPS 1126 -> 585.7 Gigaflops
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Jack November 21, 2024 at 06:39 PM
The theoretical performance of the NPU is 15 Tops.https://semiconductor.samsung.com/processor/mobile-processor/exynos-990/
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Exynass April 13, 2024 at 03:13 PM
9W TDP, worst mobile soc ever existed.
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012 July 15, 2024 at 06:30 PM
My dude have you seen the new flagship soc's they make this look almost tame
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Scamsung January 5, 2025 at 07:44 AM
012, It's amazing that they have all of those facilities and professionals, yet they gave the us this. Samsung should conduct an experiment by only releasing Exynos powered Galaxies only in South Korea, and listen to what the population has to say.
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Zero May 20, 2025 at 04:32 PM
Sad story... Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Exynos 2200 beat it...
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