Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 vs Samsung Exynos 9 9820

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 vs Samsung Exynos 9 9820, compare of GPUs Adreno 660 and Mali-G76 MP12.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 888 is octa-core (Cortex-X1 3x2.42) and Exynos 9 9820 is octa-core (Exynos M3 Mongoose). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software like AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, 3DMark, PCMark, Neocore, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, Vellamo, Octane V2, GeekBench 6, 5, and how good the chips are in games Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3 etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 888 or Exynos 9 9820 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Snapdragon 888

62%

Exynos 9 9820

28%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Snapdragon 888

79%

Exynos 9 9820

69%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 888

59%

Exynos 9 9820

26%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Snapdragon 888	Exynos 9 9820
Total score	863876	399622
CPU	241883	111888
GPU	328267	151860
MEM	138216	63940
UX	155506	71931

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Snapdragon 888	Exynos 9 9820
Single-Core	1169	862
Multi-Core	3687	2930

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 888	Exynos 9 9820
Frequency	2840 MHz	2700 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	8 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55	2x2.7 GHz Exynos M3 Mongoose 2x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A75 2x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 (Quad Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	16 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	2750	2133
Memory bandwidth	44	31.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	512 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	2 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 888 is 4% better than Exynos 9 9820 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 660	Mali-G76 MP12
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	1486	489.38
# of Cores		12
# of Shader Units	512
Display	3840 x 2160 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	27.5	28.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	84.8	44.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	51.9	54.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	47.3	37.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	72.2	36.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	105.5	55.2
Real Racing 3	64.9	68.6
Sniper 3D	67.5	71.4
Need for Speed No Limits	72.7	76.9
Mortal Kombat X	75.3	71.4
CSR Racing 2	72.7	65.9

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	200 MP	22 MP
Dual Camera resolution	64 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 580	Five sensors supported ISP
Video Encoding FPS	60	120
Video Encoding resolution	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	Dolby Vision, H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10	H.264, 10-bit H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 Modem-RF System 5G	LTE-Advanced Pro Cat.20 8CA
Download speed	7500 MBit/s.	2024 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3000 MBit/s.	316 MBit/s.
Navigation	GNSS, QZSS, GLONASS, SBAS, GPS, NavIC, NavIC enabled, Beidou, Galileo, Dual frequency GNSS	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 is better: 29
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 9 9820 is better: 10
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Snapdragon 888 and Exynos 9 9820, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 888 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Snapdragon 888 specs and review.

Exynos 9 9820 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Snapdragon 888 specs and review.