Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7578

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7578, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 308 and Mali-T720 MP2.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 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 careful analysis of all the specifications of the chipsets, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software like 3DMark, Vellamo, Quadrant, PCMark, GFXBench, AnTuTu, Geekbench, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, Octane V2, even the gaming performance of processors in Sniper 3D, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 or Exynos 7 Quad 7578 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Snapdragon 427 MSM8920

Exynos 7 Quad 7578

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

Snapdragon 427 MSM8920

28%

Exynos 7 Quad 7578

55%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 427 MSM8920

Exynos 7 Quad 7578

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 427 MSM8920	Exynos 7 Quad 7578
Total score	35832	35491
CPU	10037	9946
GPU	13611	13477
MEM	5733	5678
UX	6440	6394

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 427 MSM8920	Exynos 7 Quad 7578
Single-Core	95	94
Multi-Core	437	433

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 427 MSM8920	Exynos 7 Quad 7578
Frequency	1400 MHz	1500 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	2 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	677	1066
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 7 Quad 7578 is 6% better than Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 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	1280 x 800 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	10.5	10.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	28.7	27.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	18.7	17.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.9	14.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	24.7	23.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	35.4	35.2
Real Racing 3	28.1	35.4
Sniper 3D	29.9	33.6
Need for Speed No Limits	33.7	24.8
Mortal Kombat X	21.5	25.7
CSR Racing 2	26.2	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	16 MP	13 MP
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 X9 LTE modem	LTE Cat.4 2CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 is better: 20
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7578 is better: 13
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

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 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.