Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7578

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7578, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 405 and Mali-T720 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Exynos 7 Quad 7578 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as 3DMark, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, AnTuTu, PCMark, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, Octane V2, GeekBench 6, 5, Vellamo, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 or Exynos 7 Quad 7578 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Asphalt 9, 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 617 MSM8952

Exynos 7 Quad 7578

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

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

23%

Exynos 7 Quad 7578

55%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Exynos 7 Quad 7578

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	Exynos 7 Quad 7578
Total score	35254	35491
CPU	9879	9946
GPU	13396	13477
MEM	5644	5678
UX	6349	6394

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	Exynos 7 Quad 7578
Single-Core	93	94
Multi-Core	430	433

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	Exynos 7 Quad 7578
Frequency	1500 MHz	1500 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	1066
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. Another difference is that Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 has -4 more core than Exynos 7 Quad 7578. 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	668 MHz
GFloPS	59.4	22.71
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	48
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1280 x 800 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	10.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	27.1	27.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	17.6	17.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	14.2	14.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	23.4	23.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	35.9	35.2
Real Racing 3	30.8	35.4
Sniper 3D	33.4	33.6
Need for Speed No Limits	31.7	24.8
Mortal Kombat X	20.2	25.7
CSR Racing 2	19.4	24.8

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	13 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, MPEG-4, VP8

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X8 LTE modem	LTE Cat.4 2CA
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	150 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: 12
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7578 is better: 22
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, 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 Quad 7578 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Quad 7578 specs and review.