Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 vs Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 vs Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872, comparison of GPUs Mali-G71 MP3 and Adreno 505.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 429 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications of the processors, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 429 or Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Madout2.

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 429

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

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

Snapdragon 429

64%

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 429

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 429	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872
Total score	65308	92314
CPU	18278	25851
GPU	24823	35084
MEM	10456	14780
UX	11762	16607

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 429	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872
Single-Core	169	238
Multi-Core	760	1075

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 429	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872
Frequency	2000 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	4	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	1650
Memory bandwidth	6.4	24
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		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. Another difference is that Snapdragon 429 has 2 more core than Exynos 5 Hexa 7872. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 505	Mali-G71 MP3
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	1200 MHz
GFloPS	48	124
# of Cores		3
# of Shader Units	48
Display	1280 x 800 pixels	1920 x 1200 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	14.2	18.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	23.7	32.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	16.5	20.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.6	15.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.6	19.8
Real Racing 3	47.4	56.7
Sniper 3D	30.8	71.3
Need for Speed No Limits	33.2	58.3
Mortal Kombat X	27.3	51.8
CSR Racing 2	30.8	42.1

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	21.7 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
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 X6 LTE modem	LTE Cat.7 2CA
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	75 MBit/s.	150 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 429 is better: 5
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is better: 32
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Snapdragon 429 and Exynos 5 Hexa 7872, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 429 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 429 specs and review.

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 specs and review.