Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 vs Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 vs Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872, compare of GPUs Mali-G71 MP3 and Adreno 510.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the chips, 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 software tests such as Geekbench, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, AnTuTu 8, Octane V2, Neocore, Vellamo, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, 3DMark, GFXBench, even the gaming performance of chips in Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 or Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 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 650 MSM8956

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

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

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

25%

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872
Total score	86746	92314
CPU	24279	25851
GPU	32957	35084
MEM	13874	14780
UX	15623	16607

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872
Single-Core	224	238
Multi-Core	1010	1075

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872
Frequency	1800 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	6	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1650
Memory bandwidth	14	24
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 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 5 Hexa 7872 is 9% better than Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 510	Mali-G71 MP3
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	1200 MHz
GFloPS	176	124
# of Cores		3
# of Shader Units	128
Display	2560 x 1600 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	17.8	18.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	31.1	32.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	19.9	20.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.4	15.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.2	19.8
Real Racing 3	54.4	56.7
Sniper 3D	59.1	71.3
Need for Speed No Limits	56	58.3
Mortal Kombat X	45.1	51.8
CSR Racing 2	43.5	42.1

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	21.7 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, 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.7 2CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	100 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 650 MSM8956 is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is better: 27
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 parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 and Exynos 5 Hexa 7872, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 specs and review.

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 specs and review.