Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880, comparison of GPUs Mali-T830 MP3 and Adreno 505.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics of the processors, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which chipset is better to buy Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 or Exynos 7 Octa 7880 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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 430 MSM8937

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

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

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

28%

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Total score	44606	60634
CPU	12489	16971
GPU	16947	23044
MEM	7130	9701
UX	8020	10913

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Single-Core	118	156
Multi-Core	545	706

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Frequency	1400 MHz	1900 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	6 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	6	16.5
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
L3 cache	1 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 Octa 7880 is 26% better than Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 in terms of CPU frequency. 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	1920 x 1080 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	13.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	36.9	10.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	24.1	19.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	21.9	11.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	30.7	7.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	45.4	11.3
Real Racing 3	36.2	29.3
Sniper 3D	31.3	42.9
Need for Speed No Limits	38.6	31.2
Mortal Kombat X	34.9	28.3
CSR Racing 2	33.7	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	21 MP	21.7 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	50 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 430 MSM8937 is better: 17
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is better: 20
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 and Exynos 7 Octa 7880, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 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.