Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580, compare of GPUs Mali-T720 MP2 and Adreno 405.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Exynos 7 Octa 7580 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as GFXBench, AnTuTu 8, GeekBench 6, 5, PCMark, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, PassMark, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, Octane V2, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 or Exynos 7 Octa 7580 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, Asphalt 9.

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 617 MSM8952

Exynos 7 Octa 7580

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

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

23%

Exynos 7 Octa 7580

25%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Exynos 7 Octa 7580

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	Exynos 7 Octa 7580
Total score	35254	43687
CPU	9879	12230
GPU	13396	16597
MEM	5644	6985
UX	6349	7870

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	Exynos 7 Octa 7580
Single-Core	93	116
Multi-Core	430	534

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	Exynos 7 Octa 7580
Frequency	1500 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	1650
Memory bandwidth	6	7
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	1 MB	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. Here Exynos 7 Octa 7580 is 6% better than Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 405	Mali-T720 MP2
GPU Frequency	550 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	59.4	20.4
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	48
Display	1920 x 1080 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	10.3	13.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	27.1	35.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	17.6	23.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	14.2	20.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	23.4	29.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	35.9	44.7
Real Racing 3	30.8	46.8
Sniper 3D	33.4	44.5
Need for Speed No Limits	31.7	32.8
Mortal Kombat X	20.2	33.9
CSR Racing 2	19.4	25.7

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	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
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 X8 LTE modem	LTE Cat.6 2CA
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 is better: 4
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580 is better: 28
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 and Exynos 7 Octa 7580, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 specs and review.

Exynos 7 Octa 7580 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7580 specs and review.