Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 vs Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 vs Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420, compare of GPUs Adreno 305 and Mali-T628 MP6.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) 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 specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as 3DMark, Vellamo, GFXBench, Geekbench, PCMark, Neocore, Octane V2, AnTuTu 8, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, and how good the processors are in games Fortnite, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 or Exynos 5 Octa 5420 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

Snapdragon 400 MSM8928

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

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

Snapdragon 400 MSM8928

27%

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

21%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 400 MSM8928

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 400 MSM8928	Exynos 5 Octa 5420
Total score	21723	33608
CPU	6078	9416
GPU	8251	12777
MEM	3472	5370
UX	3901	6058

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 400 MSM8928	Exynos 5 Octa 5420
Single-Core	57	89
Multi-Core	265	410

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 400 MSM8928	Exynos 5 Octa 5420
Frequency	1600 MHz	1900 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A15 4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR2/3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	2 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	533	1650
Memory bandwidth	6	7
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2 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 15% better than Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 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	Adreno 305	Mali-T628 MP6
GPU Frequency	450 MHz	680 MHz
GFloPS	21.6	176
# of Cores		6
# of Shader Units	24
Display	1280 x 800 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	5.6	9.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	16.3	26.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	10.9	17.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	8.2	15.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.6	21.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	20.2	33.3
Real Racing 3	19.1	30.8
Sniper 3D	14.2	38.7
Need for Speed No Limits	19.6	21.1
Mortal Kombat X	17.4	22.9
CSR Racing 2	14.2	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	16 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon LTE modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	42 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	11 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 is better: 5
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420 is better: 33
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 parallel comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 and Exynos 5 Octa 5420, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 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.