Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC vs Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC vs Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430, comparison of GPUs Adreno 330 and Mali-T628 MP6.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC is quad-core (Krait 400) and Exynos 5 Octa 5430 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A15). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as AnTuTu 8, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, GFXBench, Vellamo, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Octane V2, PassMark, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC or Exynos 5 Octa 5430 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 801 MSM8974AC

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

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

Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

19%

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

36%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC	Exynos 5 Octa 5430
Total score	47809	56436
CPU	13387	15801
GPU	18163	21452
MEM	7650	9024
UX	8603	10151

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC	Exynos 5 Octa 5430
Single-Core	127	146
Multi-Core	584	657

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC	Exynos 5 Octa 5430
Frequency	2500 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	20 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.5 GHz Krait 400	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A15 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	1650
Memory bandwidth	14.9	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache		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 801 MSM8974AC is 19% better than Exynos 5 Octa 5430 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC has 4 more core than Exynos 5 Octa 5430. 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	578 MHz	680 MHz
GFloPS	166.46	176
# of Cores		6
# of Shader Units	128
Display	2560 x 2048 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	15.5	18.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	39.9	47.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	26.6	32.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	23.9	28.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	33.3	39.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	50.6	59.9
Real Racing 3	33.3	40.4
Sniper 3D	34.6	51.7
Need for Speed No Limits	42.6	51.7
Mortal Kombat X	30.6	51.7
CSR Racing 2	31.9	38.8

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	28 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra
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 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 801 MSM8974AC is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430 is better: 30
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC specs and review.

Exynos 5 Octa 5430 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 5 Octa 5430 specs and review.