Samsung Exynos 7 7904 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus benchmark which processor is better

Exynos 7 7904 vs Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 7904 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G71 MP2 and Adreno 512.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 7 7904 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is quad-core (Kryo 280). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the processors, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like PassMark, Quadrant, 3DMark, GFXBench, Geekbench, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, Neocore, Octane V2, PCMark, AnTuTu 8, even the gaming performance of chips in Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite etc.

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which chip is better to buy Exynos 7 7904 or Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, Asphalt 9.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Exynos 7 7904

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Exynos 7 7904

61%

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 7904

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Exynos 7 7904	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Total score	107393	113847
CPU	30065	31874
GPU	40805	43265
MEM	17181	18217
UX	19334	20499

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Exynos 7 7904	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Single-Core	219	232
Multi-Core	966	1024

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 7904	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Frequency	1800 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 6x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz Kryo 280
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	6 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth		29.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache		2 MB
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is 18% better than Exynos 7 7904 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 7 7904 has -4 more core than Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP2	Adreno 512
GPU Frequency	770 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	52.3	255
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		128
Display	2400 x 1080 pixels	3840 x 2160 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile		22.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	24.7	43.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	40.1	46.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	27.8	24.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	20.2	39.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	26.4	57.8
Real Racing 3	60.2	58.1
Sniper 3D	88.2	74.4
Need for Speed No Limits	64.2	65.1
Mortal Kombat X	64.2	74.4
CSR Racing 2	56.1	51.2

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	32 MP	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 160
Video Encoding FPS	120	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.12/13 2/3CA	Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 7904 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is better: 24
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Exynos 7 7904 and Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Exynos 7 7904 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10

• Exynos 7 7904 specs and review.

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10

• Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus specs and review.