Qualcomm 215 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm 215 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880, comparison of GPUs Mali-T830 MP3 and Adreno 308.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Qualcomm 215 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics of the chipsets, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications like AnTuTu, PCMark, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, Geekbench, Neocore, Quadrant, Octane V2, PassMark, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Fortnite etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy Qualcomm 215 or Exynos 7 Octa 7880 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2.

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

Qualcomm 215

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

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

Qualcomm 215

36%

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Qualcomm 215

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Qualcomm 215	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Total score	45671	60634
CPU	12790	16971
GPU	17354	23044
MEM	7309	9701
UX	8215	10913

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Qualcomm 215	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Single-Core	121	156
Multi-Core	558	706

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Qualcomm 215	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Frequency	1300 MHz	1900 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	2 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	677	1866
Memory bandwidth	6	16.5
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	2 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 31% better than Qualcomm 215 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Qualcomm 215 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	Adreno 308	Mali-T830 MP3
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	27	71.4
# of Cores		3
# of Shader Units	24
Display	1560 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	14.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	37.3	10.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	25.9	19.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	22.7	11.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	31.3	7.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	47.9	11.3
Real Racing 3	51.8	29.3
Sniper 3D	57	42.9
Need for Speed No Limits	41.4	31.2
Mortal Kombat X	29.8	28.3
CSR Racing 2	33.7	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	13 MP	21.7 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X5 LTE modem	LTE Cat.7 3CA
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	100 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm 215 is better: 17
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is better: 22
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Qualcomm 215 and Exynos 7 Octa 7880, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Qualcomm 215 SoC - all data

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

• Qualcomm 215 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.