Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B, compare of GPUs Mali-G71 MP2 and Adreno 505.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 429 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Exynos 7 Octa 7884B is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications, 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 software tests such as PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, Geekbench, GFXBench, PassMark, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, AnTuTu 8, Vellamo, 3DMark, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chip is better to buy Snapdragon 429 or Exynos 7 Octa 7884B and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 7884B

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

Snapdragon 429

64%

Exynos 7 Octa 7884B

61%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 429

Exynos 7 Octa 7884B

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 429	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B
Total score	65308	69828
CPU	18278	19550
GPU	24823	26528
MEM	10456	11165
UX	11762	12569

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 429	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B
Single-Core	169	180
Multi-Core	760	813

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 429	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B
Frequency	2000 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	2x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 6x1.35 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	1866
Memory bandwidth	6.4
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 19% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7884B in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 429 has 4 more core than Exynos 7 Octa 7884B. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 505	Mali-G71 MP2
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	770 MHz
GFloPS	48	52.3
# of Cores		2
# 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	15.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	23.7	25.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	16.5	17.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.6	12.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.6	16.8
Real Racing 3	47.4	31.6
Sniper 3D	30.8	48.1
Need for Speed No Limits	33.2	35.4
Mortal Kombat X	27.3	29.1
CSR Racing 2	30.8	32.9

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	28 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP	28 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.13 3CA
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	600 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: 6
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B is better: 29
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 7 Octa 7884B, 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 7884B SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7884B specs and review.