Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 vs MediaTek Helio P40 benchmark which processor is better

Exynos 7 Octa 7884 vs Helio P40

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 vs MediaTek Helio P40, compare of GPUs Mali-G72 MP3 and Mali-G71 MP18.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7884 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Helio P40 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7884 or Helio P40 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2.

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 Octa 7884

Helio P40

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7884

57%

Helio P40

60%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7884

Helio P40

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884	Helio P40
Total score	116251	119691
CPU	32549	33517
GPU	44170	45482
MEM	18591	19153
UX	20926	21542

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884	Helio P40
Single-Core	337	244
Multi-Core	1046	1077

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884	Helio P40
Frequency	1600 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 6x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1600
Memory bandwidth	24	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Helio P40 is 19% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7884 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP18	Mali-G72 MP3
GPU Frequency	546 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	334	161
# of Cores	18	3
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1440 pixels	2160 x 1080 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	23.7	24.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	44.6	46.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	47.3	49.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.3	26.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	40.7	42.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	58.9	60.1
Real Racing 3	82.8	99.8
Sniper 3D	61.5	109.8
Need for Speed No Limits	66.2	69.9
Mortal Kombat X	75.7	79.8
CSR Racing 2	66.2	64.9

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	28 MP	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution	28 MP	20 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.13 3CA	4G LTE WorldMode modem
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 is better: 15
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P40 is better: 21
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison on 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 chips Exynos 7 Octa 7884 and Helio P40, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Exynos 7 Octa 7884 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7884 specs and review.

Helio P40 SoC - all data

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

• Helio P40 specs and review.