Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 vs Samsung Exynos 7 7904

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 vs Samsung Exynos 7 7904, comparison of GPUs Adreno 430 and Mali-G71 MP2.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A57) and Exynos 7 7904 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 or Exynos 7 7904 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 810 MSM8994

Exynos 7 7904

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

Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

38%

Exynos 7 7904

61%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Exynos 7 7904

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 810 MSM8994	Exynos 7 7904
Total score	74144	107393
CPU	20750	30065
GPU	28176	40805
MEM	11867	17181
UX	13352	19334

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 810 MSM8994	Exynos 7 7904
Single-Core	191	219
Multi-Core	863	966

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 810 MSM8994	Exynos 7 7904
Frequency	2000 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	20 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	2x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 6x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	6 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	10
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 is 9% better than Exynos 7 7904 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 430	Mali-G71 MP2
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	770 MHz
GFloPS	421.2	52.3
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	256
Display	3840 x 2160 pixels	2400 x 1080 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)	16.4	24.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.2	40.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	18.8	27.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.9	20.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	17.9	26.4
Real Racing 3	40.8	60.2
Sniper 3D	35.4	88.2
Need for Speed No Limits	38.1	64.2
Mortal Kombat X	35.4	64.2
CSR Racing 2	35.4	56.1

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	55 MP	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
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 X10 LTE modem	LTE Cat.12/13 2/3CA
Download speed	450 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS	GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 is better: 12
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 7904 is better: 27
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 and Exynos 7 7904, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 specs and review.

Exynos 7 7904 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 7904 specs and review.