MediaTek MT6595 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks MediaTek MT6595 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870, speed testing of GPUs PowerVR G6200 and Mali-T830 MP2.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: MT6595 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A17) and Exynos 7 Octa 7870 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications of the chipsets, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, GeekBench 6, 5, Vellamo, Quadrant, GFXBench, PCMark, PassMark, AnTuTu, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, and how good the chipsets are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Sniper 3D etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy MT6595 or Exynos 7 Octa 7870 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, 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

MT6595

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

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

MT6595

22%

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

55%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6595

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6595	Exynos 7 Octa 7870
Total score	50568	45099
CPU	14157	12626
GPU	19211	17146
MEM	8090	7211
UX	9092	8115

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6595	Exynos 7 Octa 7870
Single-Core	130	119
Multi-Core	589	551

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6595	Exynos 7 Octa 7870
Frequency	2200 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A17 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	8x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3 (Single Channel)	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	667	1650
Memory bandwidth	6	14.9
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 MT6595 is 27% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7870 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR G6200	Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	76.8	47.6
# of Cores	2	2
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	1920 x 1200 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	16.3	13.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	42.9	36.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.3	24.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.9	21.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	35.9	30.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	53.7	46.9
Real Racing 3	49.5	48.4
Sniper 3D	53.8	46
Need for Speed No Limits	50.9	43.6
Mortal Kombat X	45.3	27.8
CSR Racing 2	31.1	29

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	20 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution		8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8

Networks and Navigation

Modem		LTE Cat.6 2CA
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 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 MT6595 is better: 28
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 is better: 9
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

MT6595 SoC - all data

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

• MT6595 specs and review.

Exynos 7 Octa 7870 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7870 specs and review.