Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870, compare of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and Adreno 405.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Exynos 7 Octa 7870 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, PCMark, AnTuTu 8, GeekBench 6, 5, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, Octane V2, 3DMark, GFXBench, Vellamo, and how good the CPUs are in games Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Fortnite, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 or Exynos 7 Octa 7870 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, 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 617 MSM8952

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

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

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

23%

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

55%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	Exynos 7 Octa 7870
Total score	35254	45099
CPU	9879	12626
GPU	13396	17146
MEM	5644	7211
UX	6349	8115

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	Exynos 7 Octa 7870
Single-Core	93	119
Multi-Core	430	551

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	Exynos 7 Octa 7870
Frequency	1500 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	1650
Memory bandwidth	6	14.9
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 7870 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-T830 MP2
GPU Frequency	550 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	59.4	47.6
# 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	13.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	27.1	36.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	17.6	24.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	14.2	21.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	23.4	30.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	35.9	46.9
Real Racing 3	30.8	48.4
Sniper 3D	33.4	46
Need for Speed No Limits	31.7	43.6
Mortal Kombat X	20.2	27.8
CSR Racing 2	19.4	29

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
Dual Camera resolution		8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
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	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 is better: 29
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 and Exynos 7 Octa 7870, as well as read the test results at the links below.

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 7870 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7870 specs and review.