Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 510 and Mali-G71 MP3.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro is octa-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 CPUs, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests like GFXBench, PCMark, Vellamo, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, Geekbench, AnTuTu, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, Octane V2, Neocore, Quadrant, and how good the chips are in games Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, PUBG etc.
   After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro or Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 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 653 MSM8976 Pro

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

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

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

27%

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872
Total score	88401	92314
CPU	24746	25851
GPU	33597	35084
MEM	14142	14780
UX	15904	16607

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872
Single-Core	228	238
Multi-Core	1029	1075

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872
Frequency	1950 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.95 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 2% better than Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro has -2 more core than Exynos 5 Hexa 7872. 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)	18.9	18.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	31.4	32.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.6	20.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.8	15.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.4	19.8
Real Racing 3	39.3	56.7
Sniper 3D	69.1	71.3
Need for Speed No Limits	37.7	58.3
Mortal Kombat X	50.2	51.8
CSR Racing 2	34.5	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 X9 LTE modem	LTE Cat.7 2CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 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 653 MSM8976 Pro is better: 13
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is better: 24
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro and Exynos 5 Hexa 7872, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro 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.