Samsung Exynos 9820
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Samsung Exynos 9820 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 690. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2019
Samsung Exynos 9820
Samsung Exynos 9820
Released
Q4/2020
Overall score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 690
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690

What's the best choice Samsung Exynos 9820 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 690? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Samsung Exynos 9820 has a maximum frequency of 1.90 GHz. 8 / 8 Cores. Released in Q1/2019.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 has a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q4/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    972 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 11% better clock speed

    1.90 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 26% better overclocked clock speed

    2.70 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Samsung Exynos 9820 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    866 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    946 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    564 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    35 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    251 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1208 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1034 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1012 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    53 place

Specifications

Technical data
Samsung Exynos 9820 Samsung Exynos 9820
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 Qualcomm Snapdragon 690
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    Samsung Exynos left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon
  • CPU group
    Samsung Exynos 9820 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 690
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 8
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Core architecture
    hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • Frequency
    1.90 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.70 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    2.70 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    ARM Mali-G76 MP12 left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 619L
  • GPU frequency
    0.70 GHz left arrow 0.95 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    12 left arrow 0
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 0
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 0
  • Generation
    Bifrost 3 left arrow 6
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 8 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2018 left arrow Q4/2020
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 and Samsung Exynos 9820. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-1866 left arrow LPDDR4X-1866
  • Max. Memory
    12 GB left arrow
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Samsung Exynos 9820 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Samsung Exynos 9820 and Samsung Exynos 9820, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • L2-Cache
    1.50 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow --
  • Architecture
    Exynos M4/Cortex-A75/-A55 left arrow Kryo 560
  • Technology
    8 nm left arrow 8 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q1/2019 left arrow Q4/2020
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow SM6350

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Samsung Exynos 9820 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 690.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
742
Samsung Exynos 9820
603
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
2094
Samsung Exynos 9820
1813
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690
AnTuTu 8 benchmark
The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark tests ARM processors by simulating browser and application performance for Android, iOS, AI, SoC
394976
Samsung Exynos 9820
288736
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690

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