Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 510 and Mali-G71 MP18.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Exynos 7 Octa 7885 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Neocore, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, AnTuTu 8, GeekBench 6, 5, Quadrant, GFXBench, Octane V2, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, and how good the CPUs are in games PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite etc.

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which chipset is better to buy Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 or Exynos 7 Octa 7885 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, CSR Racing 2.

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 7885

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

Snapdragon 652 MSM8976

25%

Exynos 7 Octa 7885

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 652 MSM8976

Exynos 7 Octa 7885

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 652 MSM8976	Exynos 7 Octa 7885
Total score	82688	136471
CPU	23162	38211
GPU	31412	51853
MEM	13222	21835
UX	14875	24556

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 652 MSM8976	Exynos 7 Octa 7885
Single-Core	214	279
Multi-Core	963	1228

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 652 MSM8976	Exynos 7 Octa 7885
Frequency	1800 MHz	2100 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	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)		8 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	14.9
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB
L2 cache
L3 cache
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 7 Octa 7885 is 14% better than Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	15.7	26.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.6	37.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	16.2	34.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.6	25.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.6	37.7
Real Racing 3	42.9	65.3
Sniper 3D	62.9	48.5
Need for Speed No Limits	40	67.1
Mortal Kombat X	45.8	42.9
CSR Racing 2	34.3	44.8

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	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: 9
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 is better: 24
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

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 7885 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7885 specs and review.