Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890, comparison of GPUs Mali-T880 MP12 and Adreno 510.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is octa-core (Exynos Mongoose). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software like PCMark, Geekbench, Octane V2, PassMark, Neocore, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, AnTuTu, GFXBench, 3DMark, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro or Exynos 8 Octa 8890 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits.

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 8 Octa 8890

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

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

27%

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Total score	88401	123350
CPU	24746	34536
GPU	33597	46875
MEM	14142	19745
UX	15904	22212

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Single-Core	228	252
Multi-Core	1029	1110

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Frequency	1950 MHz	2300 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	4x2.3 GHz Exynos Mongoose 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	14	26.82
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 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 8 Octa 8890 is 15% 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-T880 MP12
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	176	265
# of Cores		12
# of Shader Units	128
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	4096 x 2160 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		24.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.9	47.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	31.4	50.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.6	26.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.8	43.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.4	61.7
Real Racing 3	39.3	75.6
Sniper 3D	69.1	80.6
Need for Speed No Limits	37.7	80.6
Mortal Kombat X	50.2	58
CSR Racing 2	34.5	70.6

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	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution		24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
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.12/13 2/3 CA
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: 5
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is better: 33
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison on 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 chips Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro and Exynos 8 Octa 8890, 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 8 Octa 8890 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 8 Octa 8890 specs and review.