Samsung Exynos 7 7904 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 benchmark which processor is better

Exynos 7 7904 vs Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 7904 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996, speed examination of GPUs Mali-G71 MP2 and Adreno 530.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 7 7904 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 is quad-core (Kryo 280). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications like PCMark, Neocore, GFXBench, Octane V2, Vellamo, PassMark, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu 8, Quadrant, and how good the CPUs are in games PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Sniper 3D etc.

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 7 7904 or Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 820 MSM8996

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

Exynos 7 7904

61%

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 7904

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 7904	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Total score	107393	125956
CPU	30065	35262
GPU	40805	47872
MEM	17181	20152
UX	19334	22681

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 7904	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Single-Core	219	257
Multi-Core	966	1133

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 7904	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
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	11 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
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 820 MSM8996 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 820 MSM8996. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP2	Adreno 530
GPU Frequency	770 MHz	624 MHz
GFloPS	52.3	497.98
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		256
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		25.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	24.7	48.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	40.1	52.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	27.8	27.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	20.2	44.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	26.4	63.7
Real Racing 3	60.2	105
Sniper 3D	88.2	84
Need for Speed No Limits	64.2	84
Mortal Kombat X	64.2	68.3
CSR Racing 2	56.1	57.8

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	28 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra
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 820 MSM8996 is better: 24
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Exynos 7 7904 and Snapdragon 820 MSM8996, as well as read the test results at the links below.

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 820 MSM8996 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 specs and review.