← VLSI Museum

SOURCE-LINKED COMPARISON

Exynos 9820 vs Exynos 990

GPU description: Exynos 9820 Mali-G76; Exynos 990 Mali-G77. A sourced specification comparison.

Exynos 9820 and Exynos 990 are compared as product models in the same soc cohort. CPU cores: Exynos 9820 lists 8; Exynos 990 lists 8. Architecture: Exynos 9820 lists Exynos M4; Exynos 990 lists Mongoose 5. The listed organization describes the documented configuration; it does not rank application speed.

Memory technology: Exynos 9820 lists LPDDR4X-3600; Exynos 990 lists LPDDR5-5500. Memory bandwidth: Exynos 9820 lists 26.82 GiB/s; Exynos 990 lists 44 GB/s. Process label: Exynos 9820 lists 8 nm; Exynos 990 lists 7 nm. GPU description: Exynos 9820 lists Mali-G76; Exynos 990 lists Mali-G77. The GPU and memory descriptions help identify the documented graphics and data interfaces. Process names and nominal limits require their original source context.

This comparison matches 9 sourced fields across 4 specification sections. 5 fields differ. 0 of 18 field values use manufacturer disclosures; remaining values retain their source evidence class. The field publication dates remain attached to their sources. There is no matched measured workload benchmark or current price evidence in this page, so it cannot establish a purchase winner, energy-efficiency winner or total system cost.

Documented differences

Specification / evidenceExynos 9820product-model · socExynos 990product-model · soc
CPU coresOrganization and listed limits do not establish workload performance.8Scope: product-modelEvidence: third-party-reportSource date: 2021-04-28Source: chipswiki-770-r1889 · Samsung/exynos/9820 · revision 1889 · {{chip}} / core count8Scope: product-modelEvidence: third-party-reportSource date: 2022-01-01Source: chipswiki-551-r1140 · Samsung/exynos/990 · revision 1140 · {{chip}} / core count
CPU threadsRead the original field scope, conditions and source before comparing.8Scope: product-modelEvidence: third-party-reportSource date: 2021-04-28Source: chipswiki-770-r1889 · Samsung/exynos/9820 · revision 1889 · {{chip}} / thread count8Scope: product-modelEvidence: third-party-reportSource date: 2022-01-01Source: chipswiki-551-r1140 · Samsung/exynos/990 · revision 1140 · {{chip}} / thread count
GPU descriptionOrganization and listed limits do not establish workload performance.Mali-G76Scope: product-modelEvidence: third-party-reportSource date: 2021-04-28Source: chipswiki-770-r1889 · Samsung/exynos/9820 · revision 1889 · {{integrated graphics}} / gpuMali-G77Scope: product-modelEvidence: third-party-reportSource date: 2022-01-01Source: chipswiki-551-r1140 · Samsung/exynos/990 · revision 1140 · {{integrated graphics}} / gpu
ArchitectureRead the original field scope, conditions and source before comparing.Exynos M4Scope: product-modelEvidence: third-party-reportSource date: 2021-04-28Source: chipswiki-770-r1889 · Samsung/exynos/9820 · revision 1889 · {{chip}} / microarchMongoose 5Scope: product-modelEvidence: third-party-reportSource date: 2022-01-01Source: chipswiki-551-r1140 · Samsung/exynos/990 · revision 1140 · {{chip}} / microarch
Instruction setRead the original field scope, conditions and source before comparing.ARMv8.2Scope: product-modelEvidence: third-party-reportSource date: 2021-04-28Source: chipswiki-770-r1889 · Samsung/exynos/9820 · revision 1889 · {{chip}} / isaARMv8.2Scope: product-modelEvidence: third-party-reportSource date: 2022-01-01Source: chipswiki-551-r1140 · Samsung/exynos/990 · revision 1140 · {{chip}} / isa
Process labelFoundry process names are labels, not equivalent physical dimensions.8 nmScope: product-modelEvidence: third-party-reportSource date: 2021-04-28Source: chipswiki-770-r1889 · Samsung/exynos/9820 · revision 1889 · {{chip}} / process7 nmScope: product-modelEvidence: third-party-reportSource date: 2022-01-01Source: chipswiki-551-r1140 · Samsung/exynos/990 · revision 1140 · {{chip}} / process
Memory bandwidthOrganization and listed limits do not establish workload performance.26.82 GiB/sScope: product-modelEvidence: third-party-reportSource date: 2021-04-28Source: chipswiki-770-r1889 · Samsung/exynos/9820 · revision 1889 · {{memory controller}} / max bandwidth44 GB/sScope: product-modelEvidence: third-party-reportSource date: 2022-01-01Source: chipswiki-551-r1140 · Samsung/exynos/990 · revision 1140 · {{memory controller}} / max bandwidth
Memory channelsRead the original field scope, conditions and source before comparing.4Scope: product-modelEvidence: third-party-reportSource date: 2021-04-28Source: chipswiki-770-r1889 · Samsung/exynos/9820 · revision 1889 · {{memory controller}} / channels4Scope: product-modelEvidence: third-party-reportSource date: 2022-01-01Source: chipswiki-551-r1140 · Samsung/exynos/990 · revision 1140 · {{memory controller}} / channels
Memory technologyRead the original field scope, conditions and source before comparing.LPDDR4X-3600Scope: product-modelEvidence: third-party-reportSource date: 2021-04-28Source: chipswiki-770-r1889 · Samsung/exynos/9820 · revision 1889 · {{memory controller}} / typeLPDDR5-5500Scope: product-modelEvidence: third-party-reportSource date: 2022-01-01Source: chipswiki-551-r1140 · Samsung/exynos/990 · revision 1140 · {{memory controller}} / type

Who should consider each?

Use the soc specifications to check the intended integration requirements. For a purchase, add current availability, price, software compatibility and measurements of your workload. The field differences alone do not justify recommending one model.

Related records

Sources

  1. Exynos 990 — ChipsWiki, revision 1140 · ChipsWiki / WikiChip contributors · 2022-01-01 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
  2. Exynos 9820 — ChipsWiki, revision 1889 · ChipsWiki / WikiChip contributors · 2021-04-28 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

A specification difference is not a measured workload result. Sources and entity scope must match before drawing performance conclusions.