Samsung Exynos 990 vs Samsung Exynos 7870

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Which processor is better? We compared Samsung Exynos 990 with Samsung Exynos 7870. 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 2x 2.73 GHz – Exynos M5
2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A76
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
6x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Number of transistors 2000 million
TDP 9 Watt
Neural Processing NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 16 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR3
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 933 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 1x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 3.0 eMMC 5.1

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G77 MP11 Mali-T830 MP1
GPU Architecture Valhall Midgard
GPU frequency 700 MHz
Execution units 11 1
Shaders 176 16
OpenCL API 2.1 1.2
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.3 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2400 1920x1200
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 25MP 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP
Max Video Capture 8K@30fps, 4K@120fps FullHD@60fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 7.35 Gbps 0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 3.67 Gbps 0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 5.1 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2019 Quarter 4 2016 Quarter 1
Partnumber S5E9830
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Low-end

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Exynos 990
742857
Exynos 7870
142158

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Exynos 990
835
Exynos 7870
487

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Exynos 990
2669
Exynos 7870
168