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Mobile processor comparison

Samsung Exynos 990 vs Google Tensor

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CPU B

Google Tensor

8 cores 2800 MHz 5 nanometers Mali-G78 MP20
Compared fields 42
Different values 28
Quick factual highlights
Samsung Exynos 990
  • Higher listed download speed
Google Tensor
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 990Google Tensor
Architecture 2x 2.73 GHz - Exynos M52x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A764x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-X12x 2.25 GHz - Cortex A764x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2730 MHz 2800 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 5 nanometers
TDP 9 W 10 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 990Google Tensor
L1 cache 192 KB Not available
L2 cache 1 MB 3 MB
L3 cache 2 MB 4 MB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 990Google Tensor
GPU Mali-G77 MP11 Mali-G78 MP20
GPU architecture Valhall Valhall
GPU clock 800 MHz 848 MHz
Execution units 11 20
Shaders 176 320
FLOPS 1196 Gigaflops 2171 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Yes Tensor Processing Unit

Display and media

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 990Google Tensor
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2400 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 25MP Not available
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 990Google Tensor
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 3000 Mbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 422 Mbps Up to 200 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 990Google Tensor
Release October 2019 October 2021
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number S5E9830 S5E9845
Storage support UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 UFS 3.1
Devices in database 20 3
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Samsung Exynos 990

PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE

3.5
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Dual SIM
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Dual SIM

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 LTE
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 LTE

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED Plus 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4300 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED Plus 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4300 mAh
View details PDF

Google Tensor

5G eSIM
Google Pixel 6a
Google

Google Pixel 6a

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6.10 inches)…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4410 mAh
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5G eSIM
Google Pixel 6 Pro
Google

Google Pixel 6 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3120 pixels…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5003 mAh
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5G eSIM
Google Pixel 6
Google

Google Pixel 6

3.8
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.40 inche…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4614 mAh
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