MediaTek MT6580P vs Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks MediaTek MT6580P vs Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T628 MP6 and Mali-400 MP2.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: MT6580P is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and Exynos 5 Octa 5420 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A15). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as Octane V2, Quadrant, GFXBench, Vellamo, Neocore, PCMark, GeekBench 6, 5, PassMark, AnTuTu, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Sniper 3D, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chip is better to buy MT6580P or Exynos 5 Octa 5420 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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

MT6580P

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

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

MT6580P

28%

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

21%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6580P

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6580P	Exynos 5 Octa 5420
Total score	20298	33608
CPU	5679	9416
GPU	7718	12777
MEM	3247	5370
UX	3656	6058

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6580P	Exynos 5 Octa 5420
Single-Core	53	89
Multi-Core	248	410

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6580P	Exynos 5 Octa 5420
Frequency	1300 MHz	1900 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A15 4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR2	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	1 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	266	1650
Memory bandwidth	4	7
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	1 MB	4 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 5 Octa 5420 is 31% better than MT6580P in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT6580P has 4 more core than Exynos 5 Octa 5420. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-400 MP2	Mali-T628 MP6
GPU Frequency	400 MHz	680 MHz
GFloPS	8.4	176
# of Cores	2	6
# of Shader Units
Display	1280 x 720 pixels	2560 x 1600 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	4.6	9.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	15.1	26.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	9.1	17.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	7.7	15.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.3	21.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.3	33.3
Real Racing 3	13.7	30.8
Sniper 3D	14.6	38.7
Need for Speed No Limits	10.9	21.1
Mortal Kombat X	10.5	22.9
CSR Racing 2	11.8	22.9

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	13 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Upload speed		11 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6580P is better: 1
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420 is better: 37
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors MT6580P and Exynos 5 Octa 5420, as well as read the test results at the links below.

MT6580P SoC - all data

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

• MT6580P specs and review.

Exynos 5 Octa 5420 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 5 Octa 5420 specs and review.