Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884, comparison of GPUs Mali-G71 MP18 and Adreno 510.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Exynos 7 Octa 7884 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software like Octane V2, AnTuTu 8, PassMark, GFXBench, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, Geekbench, PCMark, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, 3DMark, and how good the processors are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, PUBG etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 or Exynos 7 Octa 7884 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Asphalt 9.

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 652 MSM8976

Exynos 7 Octa 7884

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

Snapdragon 652 MSM8976

25%

Exynos 7 Octa 7884

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 652 MSM8976

Exynos 7 Octa 7884

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 652 MSM8976	Exynos 7 Octa 7884
Total score	82688	116251
CPU	23162	32549
GPU	31412	44170
MEM	13222	18591
UX	14875	20926

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 652 MSM8976	Exynos 7 Octa 7884
Single-Core	214	337
Multi-Core	963	1046

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 652 MSM8976	Exynos 7 Octa 7884
Frequency	1800 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	2x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 6x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)		5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	14.9	24
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	384 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 is 11% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7884 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 MP18
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	546 MHz
GFloPS	176	334
# of Cores		18
# of Shader Units	128
Display	2560 x 1600 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		23.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	15.7	44.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.6	47.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	16.2	25.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.6	40.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.6	58.9
Real Racing 3	42.9	82.8
Sniper 3D	62.9	61.5
Need for Speed No Limits	40	66.2
Mortal Kombat X	45.8	75.7
CSR Racing 2	34.3	66.2

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	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 X8 LTE modem	LTE Cat.13 3CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	600 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 652 MSM8976 is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 is better: 30
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 specs and review.

Exynos 7 Octa 7884 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7884 specs and review.