Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880, compare of GPUs Adreno 505 and Mali-T830 MP3.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 429 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). 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 summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software such as Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, Neocore, GFXBench, PCMark, 3DMark, Quadrant, GeekBench 6, 5, AnTuTu 8, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, Vellamo, and how good the CPUs are in games Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 429 or Exynos 7 Octa 7880 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, 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 429

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

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

Snapdragon 429

64%

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 429

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 429	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Total score	65308	60634
CPU	18278	16971
GPU	24823	23044
MEM	10456	9701
UX	11762	10913

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 429	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Single-Core	169	156
Multi-Core	760	706

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 429	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Frequency	2000 MHz	1900 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	1866
Memory bandwidth	6.4	16.5
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache
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 Snapdragon 429 is 5% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7880 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 429 has 4 more core than Exynos 7 Octa 7880. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 505	Mali-T830 MP3
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	48	71.4
# of Cores		3
# of Shader Units	48
Display	1280 x 800 pixels	2560 x 1440 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	10.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	23.7	19.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	16.5	11.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.6	7.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.6	11.3
Real Racing 3	47.4	29.3
Sniper 3D	30.8	42.9
Need for Speed No Limits	33.2	31.2
Mortal Kombat X	27.3	28.3
CSR Racing 2	30.8	25.4

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	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	LTE Cat.7 3CA
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	75 MBit/s.	100 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: 20
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is better: 15
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Snapdragon 429 and Exynos 7 Octa 7880, 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 7880 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7880 specs and review.