Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B, compare of GPUs Adreno 506 and Mali-G71 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Exynos 7 Octa 7884B is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics of the chipsets, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications such as AnTuTu, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, GFXBench, Vellamo, Neocore, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, GeekBench 6, 5, PCMark, PassMark, Octane V2, and how good the chips are in games PUBG, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chipset is better to buy Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro or Exynos 7 Octa 7884B and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, 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 7884B

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

Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro

54%

Exynos 7 Octa 7884B

61%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro

Exynos 7 Octa 7884B

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B
Total score	68933	69828
CPU	19303	19550
GPU	26192	26528
MEM	11035	11165
UX	12401	12569

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B
Single-Core	178	180
Multi-Core	802	813

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B
Frequency	2200 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	2x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 6x1.35 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	10
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	1 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 Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro is 27% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7884B 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-G71 MP2
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	770 MHz
GFloPS	130	52.3
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	96
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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	14.3	15.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	24.5	25.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	16.1	17.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.1	12.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.3	16.8
Real Racing 3	49	31.6
Sniper 3D	46.6	48.1
Need for Speed No Limits	44.1	35.4
Mortal Kombat X	35.5	29.1
CSR Racing 2	34.3	32.9

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	28 MP
Dual Camera resolution		28 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	LTE Cat.13 3CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 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 626 MSM8953 Pro is better: 14
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B is better: 21
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro and Exynos 7 Octa 7884B, 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 7884B SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7884B specs and review.