Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3470 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3470 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212, comparison of GPUs Mali-400 MP4 and Adreno 302.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 3 Quad 3470 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life 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 special testing software such as Vellamo, 3DMark, GFXBench, PCMark, Octane V2, Quadrant, Neocore, GeekBench 6, 5, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu 8, and how good the CPUs are in games Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 3 Quad 3470 or Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, 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

Exynos 3 Quad 3470

Snapdragon 200 MSM8212

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

Exynos 3 Quad 3470

26%

Snapdragon 200 MSM8212

22%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 3 Quad 3470

Snapdragon 200 MSM8212

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 3 Quad 3470	Snapdragon 200 MSM8212
Total score	18109	14552
CPU	5079	4066
GPU	6889	5528
MEM	2897	2333
UX	3255	2628

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 3 Quad 3470	Snapdragon 200 MSM8212
Single-Core	48	38
Multi-Core	221	177

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 3 Quad 3470	Snapdragon 200 MSM8212
Frequency	1400 MHz	1200 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	32	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR 2
Max. Memory	3 Gb	1 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	333
Memory bandwidth	7	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	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 3 Quad 3470 is 14% better than Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-400 MP4	Adreno 302
GPU Frequency	450 MHz	400 MHz
GFloPS	16.2	19.2
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		24
Display	1280 x 720 pixels	960 x 540 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	5.1	3.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	14.6	10.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	9.7	6.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	8.9	5.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.1	8.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.6	13.4
Real Racing 3	14.6	9.8
Sniper 3D	15.5	10.4
Need for Speed No Limits	13.6	9.1
Mortal Kombat X	11.2	9.4
CSR Racing 2	12.6	7.8

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.
Due to the low performance of the processors, the results of the gaming tests are calculated by analogy with other more powerful CPUs from the site database. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	8 MP	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.4
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3470 is better: 31
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 is better: 2
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Exynos 3 Quad 3470 and Snapdragon 200 MSM8212, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Exynos 3 Quad 3470 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 3 Quad 3470 specs and review.

Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 specs and review.