Samsung Exynos 9820 vs MediaTek Helio P90

Let's find out which one of Samsung Exynos 9820 and MediaTek Helio P90 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Samsung Exynos 9820 MediaTek Helio P90
• Family
  Samsung Exynos Mediatek Helio
• CPU group
  Samsung Exynos 9820 MediaTek Helio P65/P90/P95
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  3 3
• Successor
  -- MediaTek Helio P95

In this block we are going to compare Samsung Exynos 9820 vs MediaTek Helio P90 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.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  8 / 8 8 / 8
• Core architecture
  hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A-Core
  2x Exynos M4 2x Cortex-A75
• B-Core
  2x Cortex-A75 6x Cortex-A55
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• A-Core Frequency
  2.73 GHz 2.00 GHz (2.20 GHz)
• B-Core Frequency
  2.31 GHz --

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Samsung Exynos 9820 and MediaTek Helio P90 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-G76 MP12 PowerVR GM 9446
• GPU frequency
  0.70 GHz 0.95 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  12 3
• Shader
  192 12
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB 2 GB
• Max. displays
  2 0
• Generation
  Bifrost 3 1
• Direct X
  12 --
• Technology
  7 nm 12
• Release date
  Q3/2018 Q3/2017

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Samsung Exynos 9820 and MediaTek Helio P90. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between Samsung Exynos 9820 and MediaTek Helio P90 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 8 GB
• Memory channels
  4 (Quad Channel) 2 (Dual Channel)
• ECC
  No No
• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Samsung Exynos 9820 or MediaTek Helio P90? 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 Samsung Exynos 9820 and MediaTek Helio P90 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  8 nm 12 nm
• Chip design
  Chiplet
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• L2-Cache
  1.50 MB --
• L3-Cache
  2.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Exynos M4/Cortex-A75/-A55 Cortex-A75 / Cortex-A55
• Operating systems
  Android Android
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Release date
  Q1/2019 Q4/2019