MediaTek Helio A20 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests MediaTek Helio A20 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880, comparison of GPUs PowerVR GE8300 and Mali-T830 MP3.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Helio A20 is quad-core (Cortex-A53) and Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software like Geekbench, 3DMark, AnTuTu, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, PassMark, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, GFXBench, Vellamo, Octane V2, and how good the processors are in games Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chipset is better to buy Helio A20 or Exynos 7 Octa 7880 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, 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

Helio A20

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

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

Helio A20

67%

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Helio A20

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Helio A20	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Total score	52293	60634
CPU	14643	16971
GPU	19877	23044
MEM	8365	9701
UX	9409	10913

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Helio A20	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Single-Core	135	156
Multi-Core	609	706

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Helio A20	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Frequency	1800 MHz	1900 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53	8x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	LPDDR4(X) до 6GB, LPDDR3 до 4GB	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz	1866
Memory bandwidth	6	16.5
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is 5% better than Helio A20 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Helio A20 has 4 more core than Exynos 7 Octa 7880. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR GE8300	Mali-T830 MP3
GPU Frequency	660 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	128.75	71.4
# of Cores	2	3
# of Shader Units
Display	1600 x 720 pixels	2560 x 1440 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	16.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	43.1	10.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	29.4	19.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.2	11.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	36.3	7.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	54.1	11.3
Real Racing 3	51.5	29.3
Sniper 3D	38.2	42.9
Need for Speed No Limits	47	31.2
Mortal Kombat X	47	28.3
CSR Racing 2	35.3	25.4

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	16 MP	21.7 MP
Dual Camera resolution	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem		LTE Cat.7 3CA
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	100 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio A20 is better: 19
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is better: 20
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Helio A20 and Exynos 7 Octa 7880, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Helio A20 SoC - all data

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

• Helio A20 specs and review.

Exynos 7 Octa 7880 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7880 specs and review.