Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 vs Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 vs Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420, compare of GPUs Adreno 330 and Mali-T628 MP6.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 is quad-core (Krait 400) and Exynos 5 Octa 5420 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A15). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the SoCs, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Neocore, GFXBench, Vellamo, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, PCMark, GeekBench 6, 5, 3DMark, PassMark, AnTuTu, Mozilla Kraken, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Fortnite etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 or Exynos 5 Octa 5420 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 800 MSM8974

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

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

Snapdragon 800 MSM8974

20%

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

21%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 800 MSM8974

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 800 MSM8974	Exynos 5 Octa 5420
Total score	33143	33608
CPU	9290	9416
GPU	12594	12777
MEM	5308	5370
UX	5955	6058

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 800 MSM8974	Exynos 5 Octa 5420
Single-Core	88	89
Multi-Core	405	410

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 800 MSM8974	Exynos 5 Octa 5420
Frequency	2300 MHz	1900 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz Krait 400	4x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A15 4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	6 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	1650
Memory bandwidth	6	7
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2 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 Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 is 17% better than Exynos 5 Octa 5420 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 has 4 more core than Exynos 5 Octa 5420. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 330	Mali-T628 MP6
GPU Frequency	450 MHz	680 MHz
GFloPS	129	176
# of Cores		6
# of Shader Units	128
Display	3840 x 2160 pixels	2560 x 1600 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	8.5	9.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	25.3	26.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	16.9	17.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	14.8	15.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	20.3	21.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	32.7	33.3
Real Racing 3	29.6	30.8
Sniper 3D	22	38.7
Need for Speed No Limits	30.4	21.1
Mortal Kombat X	27	22.9
CSR Racing 2	20.3	22.9

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	28 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
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 X4 LTE modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	42 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	11 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420 is better: 27
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 and Exynos 5 Octa 5420, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 specs and review.

Exynos 5 Octa 5420 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 5 Octa 5420 specs and review.