Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T760 MP8 and Adreno 505.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 429 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Exynos 7 Octa 7420 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A57). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as PassMark, Octane V2, Neocore, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu, Geekbench, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, Vellamo, GFXBench, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chip is better to buy Snapdragon 429 or Exynos 7 Octa 7420 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, 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 7 Octa 7420

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

Snapdragon 429

64%

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 429

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 429	Exynos 7 Octa 7420
Total score	65308	79294
CPU	18278	22205
GPU	24823	30121
MEM	10456	12689
UX	11762	14262

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 429	Exynos 7 Octa 7420
Single-Core	169	205
Multi-Core	760	923

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 429	Exynos 7 Octa 7420
Frequency	2000 MHz	2100 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	1866
Memory bandwidth	6.4	24.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache
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 Octa 7420 is 4% better than Snapdragon 429 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 429 has 4 more core than Exynos 7 Octa 7420. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 505	Mali-T760 MP8
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	772 MHz
GFloPS	48	210
# of Cores		8
# of Shader Units	48
Display	1280 x 800 pixels	3840 x 2400 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	14.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	23.7	27.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	16.5	15.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.6	11.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.6	14.3
Real Racing 3	47.4	47.8
Sniper 3D	30.8	35.5
Need for Speed No Limits	33.2	32.8
Mortal Kombat X	27.3	35.5
CSR Racing 2	30.8	30

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	20 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X6 LTE modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	42 MBit/s.
Upload speed	75 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 429 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 is better: 25
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Snapdragon 429 and Exynos 7 Octa 7420, 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 7 Octa 7420 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7420 specs and review.