Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 vs Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 vs Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420, comparison of GPUs Adreno 308 and Mali-T628 MP6.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 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 careful analysis of all the specifications of the processors, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests like PCMark, 3DMark, AnTuTu 8, GeekBench 6, 5, PassMark, GFXBench, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, Neocore, Quadrant, and how good the CPUs are in games Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, 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 427 MSM8920 or Exynos 5 Octa 5420 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, CSR Racing 2, 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 427 MSM8920

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

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

Snapdragon 427 MSM8920

28%

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

21%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 427 MSM8920

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 427 MSM8920	Exynos 5 Octa 5420
Total score	35832	33608
CPU	10037	9416
GPU	13611	12777
MEM	5733	5370
UX	6440	6058

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 427 MSM8920	Exynos 5 Octa 5420
Single-Core	95	89
Multi-Core	437	410

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 427 MSM8920	Exynos 5 Octa 5420
Frequency	1400 MHz	1900 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.4 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	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	2 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	677	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 26% better than Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 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 308	Mali-T628 MP6
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	680 MHz
GFloPS	27	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	10.5	9.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	28.7	26.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	18.7	17.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.9	15.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	24.7	21.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	35.4	33.3
Real Racing 3	28.1	30.8
Sniper 3D	29.9	38.7
Need for Speed No Limits	33.7	21.1
Mortal Kombat X	21.5	22.9
CSR Racing 2	26.2	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 X9 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	42 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 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 427 MSM8920 is better: 20
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420 is better: 17
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 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.