Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 vs Samsung Exynos 9820

Let's find out which one of Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 and Samsung Exynos 9820 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 Samsung Exynos 9820
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Qualcomm Snapdragon Samsung Exynos
• Generation
  8 3
• CPU group
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 Samsung Exynos 9820

In this block we are going to compare Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 vs Samsung Exynos 9820 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 and Samsung Exynos 9820 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

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

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 and Samsung Exynos 9820. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 and Samsung Exynos 9820 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4X-1866 LPDDR4X-1866
• Max. Memory
  12 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 4 (Quad Channel)

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 or Samsung Exynos 9820? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 and Samsung Exynos 9820 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

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