Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7578

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7578, compare of GPUs Adreno 308 and Mali-T720 MP2.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 215 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Exynos 7 Quad 7578 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the CPUs, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as 3DMark, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, PCMark, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, GeekBench 6, 5, GFXBench, Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, and how good the chips are in games Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 215 or Exynos 7 Quad 7578 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, 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

Snapdragon 215

Exynos 7 Quad 7578

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

Snapdragon 215

34%

Exynos 7 Quad 7578

55%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 215

Exynos 7 Quad 7578

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 215	Exynos 7 Quad 7578
Total score	24681	35491
CPU	6910	9946
GPU	9383	13477
MEM	3943	5678
UX	4442	6394

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 215	Exynos 7 Quad 7578
Single-Core	38	94
Multi-Core	134	433

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 215	Exynos 7 Quad 7578
Frequency	1300 MHz	1500 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR 3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	533	1066
Memory bandwidth	4	7
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	8 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 7 Quad 7578 is 13% better than Snapdragon 215 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 308	Mali-T720 MP2
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	668 MHz
GFloPS	27	22.71
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	24
Display	1560 x 720 pixels	1280 x 800 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	4.3	10.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	17.6	27.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	9.3	17.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	9.9	14.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.5	23.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	22.2	35.2
Real Racing 3	14	35.4
Sniper 3D	17.7	33.6
Need for Speed No Limits	11.2	24.8
Mortal Kombat X	10.7	25.7
CSR Racing 2	13	24.8

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
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	2x Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264, MPEG-4, VP8

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X5 LTE modem	LTE Cat.4 2CA
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7578 is better: 29
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 215 SoC - all data

• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Snapdragon 215 specs and review.

Exynos 7 Quad 7578 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Quad 7578 specs and review.