Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 506 and Mali-T760 MP8.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Exynos 7 Octa 7420 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A57). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, 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 parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Neocore, PCMark, Vellamo, PassMark, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu, GFXBench, Quadrant, Octane V2, Geekbench, Mozilla Kraken, and how good the chipsets are in games Fortnite, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chip is better to buy Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro or Exynos 7 Octa 7420 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 626 MSM8953 Pro

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

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

Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro

54%

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro	Exynos 7 Octa 7420
Total score	68933	79294
CPU	19303	22205
GPU	26192	30121
MEM	11035	12689
UX	12401	14262

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro	Exynos 7 Octa 7420
Single-Core	178	205
Multi-Core	802	923

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro	Exynos 7 Octa 7420
Frequency	2200 MHz	2100 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	10	24.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
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 Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro is 4% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7420 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 506	Mali-T760 MP8
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	772 MHz
GFloPS	130	210
# of Cores		8
# of Shader Units	96
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	3840 x 2400 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)	14.3	14.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	24.5	27.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	16.1	15.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.1	11.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.3	14.3
Real Racing 3	49	47.8
Sniper 3D	46.6	35.5
Need for Speed No Limits	44.1	32.8
Mortal Kombat X	35.5	35.5
CSR Racing 2	34.3	30

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	24 MP	20 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, 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 X9 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	42 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	11 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro is better: 17
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 is better: 17
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro specs and review.

Exynos 7 Octa 7420 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7420 specs and review.