Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580, compare of GPUs Adreno 420 and Mali-T720 MP2.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 805 is gexa-core (Krait 450) and Exynos 7 Octa 7580 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications like AnTuTu, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, Neocore, GeekBench 6, 5, Octane V2, GFXBench, PassMark, 3DMark, PCMark, and how good the chips are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chip is better to buy Snapdragon 805 or Exynos 7 Octa 7580 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 805

Exynos 7 Octa 7580

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

Snapdragon 805

19%

Exynos 7 Octa 7580

25%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 805

Exynos 7 Octa 7580

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 805	Exynos 7 Octa 7580
Total score	59764	43687
CPU	16725	12230
GPU	22712	16597
MEM	9562	6985
UX	10760	7870

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 805	Exynos 7 Octa 7580
Single-Core	93	116
Multi-Core	328	534

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 805	Exynos 7 Octa 7580
Frequency	2700 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.7 GHz Krait 450	8x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	6 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	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 805 is 40% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7580 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 805 has 2 more core than Exynos 7 Octa 7580. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 420	Mali-T720 MP2
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	172.8	20.4
# of Cores		2
# 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		13.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	10.8	35.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	19.6	23.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	11.9	20.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	7.4	29.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	11.9	44.7
Real Racing 3	29.4	46.8
Sniper 3D	43.1	44.5
Need for Speed No Limits	27.4	32.8
Mortal Kombat X	31.4	33.9
CSR Racing 2	23.5	25.7

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	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
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	Gobi MDM9x25	LTE Cat.6 2CA
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	20 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Beidou, SBAS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 is better: 13
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580 is better: 24
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 805 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 805 specs and review.

Exynos 7 Octa 7580 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7580 specs and review.