Samsung Exynos 990
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Samsung Exynos 990 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus. Specifications

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Released
Q1/2020
Samsung Exynos 990
Samsung Exynos 990
Released
Q3/2021
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus

What's the best choice Samsung Exynos 990 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Samsung Exynos 990 has a base frequency of 2.00 GHz. 8 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in Q1/2020.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus has a base frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in Q3/2021.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 11% better clock speed

    2.00 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Samsung Exynos 990 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    680 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    665 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    257 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    18 place
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 10 % higher specified turbo frequency

    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.73 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
Samsung Exynos 990 Samsung Exynos 990
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Samsung Exynos 990 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
  • Family
    Samsung Exynos left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 8
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    2x Exynos M5 left arrow 1x Kryo 680 Prime
  • B-Core
    2x Cortex-A76 left arrow 3x Kryo 680 Gold
  • Base Frequency
    2 GHz left arrow 1.8 GHz
  • C-Core
    4x Cortex-A55 left arrow 4x Kryo 680 Silver
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    2.73 GHz left arrow 3 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    2.73 GHz left arrow 2.42 GHz
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.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12.1
  • Execution units
    11 left arrow 0
  • Generation
    Vallhall 1 left arrow 6
  • GPU Frequency
    800 MHz left arrow 840 MHz
  • GPU name
    ARM Mali-G77 MP11 left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 660
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 0
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q1/2021
  • Shader
    176 left arrow 0
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 5 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus and Samsung Exynos 990. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    12 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 4
  • Memory type
    LPDDR5-2750 left arrow LPDDR5-3200
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Samsung Exynos 990 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Samsung Exynos 990 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Exynos M5/Cortex-A76/-A55 left arrow Kryo 680
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • L2-Cache
    1.50 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Part Number
    - left arrow SM8350-AC
  • Release date
    Q1/2020 left arrow Q3/2021
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

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