Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 vs Samsung Exynos 990

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 with Samsung Exynos 990. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)
3x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
2x 2.73 GHz – Exynos M5
2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A76
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Lithography 7 nm 7 nm
TDP 6 Watt 9 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon 690 NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 16 GB up to 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 3.0

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 640 Mali-G77 MP11
GPU Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall
GPU frequency 590 MHz
Execution units 4 11
Shaders 384 176
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 2.0 2.1
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.1 1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160 3840x2400
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 108MP, 2x 25MP
Max Video Capture 4K 8K@30fps, 4K@120fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 2 Gbps 7.35 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.316 Gbps 3.67 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 5.0 5.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2018 Quarter 4 2019 Quarter 4
Partnumber SM8150 S5E9830
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Snapdragon 855
518573
Exynos 990
742857

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 855
738
Exynos 990
835

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 855
2593
Exynos 990
2669