Samsung Exynos 9825
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Samsung Exynos 9825 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (7 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3300 MHz (2730 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (August 2019 vs October 2023)

Basic

Samsung
Label Name
Qualcomm
August 2019
Launch Date
October 2023
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung
Manufacturing
TSMC
S5E9825
Model Name
SM8650-AB
2x 2.73 GHz – M4
2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A75
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
Architecture
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
8
Cores
8
7 nm
Technology
4 nm
2730 MHz
Frequency
3300 MHz
8.5
Transistor count
-

GPU Specifications

Mali-G76 MP12
GPU name
Adreno 750
754 MHz
GPU frequency
770 MHz
0.6515 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
36
Shading units
-
12
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
1.3
Vulkan version
-
3840 x 2400
Max display resolution
4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
12
DirectX version
-

Connectivity

Up to 2000 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
LTE Cat. 20
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.0
Bluetooth
5.4
6
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR4X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
2133 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

2 MB
L2 Cache
-
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 32MP, 2x 16MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0
Storage type
UFS 4.0
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
9 W
TDP
-
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9
Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Exynos 9825
674
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192 +225%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Exynos 9825
2377
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085 +198%
AnTuTu 10
Exynos 9825
679606
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1933536 +185%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Sling Shot Extreme Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 5G (Exynos 9 Octa)
Samsung Exynos 9825
5690
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
19778
3DMark Sling Shot Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 5G (Exynos 9 Octa)
Samsung Exynos 9825
4951
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
22529
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (Exynos 9 Octa)
Samsung Exynos 9825
393
Redmagic 9S Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1840
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (Exynos 9 Octa)
Samsung Exynos 9825
399
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1806
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (Exynos 9 Octa)
Samsung Exynos 9825
3404
Asus ROG Phone 8 / 8 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
18450
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (Exynos 9 Octa)
Samsung Exynos 9825
1107
Asus ROG Phone 8 / 8 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
5205
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy M62
Samsung Exynos 9825
3484
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
21026
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (Exynos 9 Octa)
Samsung Exynos 9825
21775
Asus ZenFone 11 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
62240
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (Exynos 9 Octa)
Samsung Exynos 9825
9318
Lenovo Legion Y700 (2025)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
25201
Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (Exynos 9 Octa)
Samsung Exynos 9825
1108
Honor Magic6 Ultimate
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
5134