Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3470 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3470 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 305 and Mali-400 MP4.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 3 Quad 3470 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications of the chipsets, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software such as Octane V2, 3DMark, PCMark, Quadrant, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu 8, Geekbench, Neocore, PassMark, Vellamo, and how good the SoCs are in games Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy Exynos 3 Quad 3470 or Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 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

Exynos 3 Quad 3470

Snapdragon 400 MSM8928

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

Exynos 3 Quad 3470

26%

Snapdragon 400 MSM8928

27%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 3 Quad 3470

Snapdragon 400 MSM8928

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 3 Quad 3470	Snapdragon 400 MSM8928
Total score	18109	21723
CPU	5079	6078
GPU	6889	8251
MEM	2897	3472
UX	3255	3901

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 3 Quad 3470	Snapdragon 400 MSM8928
Single-Core	48	57
Multi-Core	221	265

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 3 Quad 3470	Snapdragon 400 MSM8928
Frequency	1400 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR2/3
Max. Memory	3 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	533
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 Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 is 12% better than Exynos 3 Quad 3470 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 305
GPU Frequency	450 MHz	450 MHz
GFloPS	16.2	21.6
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		24
Display	1280 x 720 pixels	1280 x 800 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	5.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	14.6	16.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	9.7	10.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	8.9	8.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.1	12.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.6	20.2
Real Racing 3	14.6	19.1
Sniper 3D	15.5	14.2
Need for Speed No Limits	13.6	19.6
Mortal Kombat X	11.2	17.4
CSR Racing 2	12.6	14.2

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	16 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	Qualcomm Snapdragon LTE modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3470 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 is better: 22
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, 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 400 MSM8928 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 specs and review.