Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885, compare of GPUs Adreno 510 and Mali-G71 MP18.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Exynos 7 Octa 7885 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics of the processors, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests like PCMark, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, Neocore, 3DMark, Vellamo, AnTuTu, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, Geekbench, Octane V2, and how good the SoCs are in games Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro or Exynos 7 Octa 7885 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, 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 653 MSM8976 Pro

Exynos 7 Octa 7885

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

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

27%

Exynos 7 Octa 7885

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

Exynos 7 Octa 7885

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Exynos 7 Octa 7885
Total score	88401	136471
CPU	24746	38211
GPU	33597	51853
MEM	14142	21835
UX	15904	24556

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Exynos 7 Octa 7885
Single-Core	228	279
Multi-Core	1029	1228

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Exynos 7 Octa 7885
Frequency	1950 MHz	2100 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.95 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)	6 W	8 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	64 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 Exynos 7 Octa 7885 is 7% better than Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro 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)	18.9	26.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	31.4	37.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.6	34.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.8	25.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.4	37.7
Real Racing 3	39.3	65.3
Sniper 3D	69.1	48.5
Need for Speed No Limits	37.7	67.1
Mortal Kombat X	50.2	42.9
CSR Racing 2	34.5	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 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 653 MSM8976 Pro is better: 12
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 is better: 23
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

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 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.