Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs MediaTek Helio P20 (MT6757)

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full compare data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs MediaTek Helio P20 (MT6757), speed examination of GPUs Mali-T880 MP2 and Mali-G71 MP3.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Helio P20 (MT6757) is octa-core (Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 or Helio P20 (MT6757) and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, 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 5 Hexa 7872

Helio P20 (MT6757)

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

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

56%

Helio P20 (MT6757)

50%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Helio P20 (MT6757)

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Helio P20 (MT6757)
Total score	92314	62314
CPU	25851	17440
GPU	35084	23679
MEM	14780	9968
UX	16607	11215

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Helio P20 (MT6757)
Single-Core	238	161
Multi-Core	1075	725

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Helio P20 (MT6757)
Frequency	2000 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	LPDDR4(X) до 6GB, LPDDR3 до 4GB
Memory Frequency	1650	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz
Memory bandwidth	24	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 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 Helio P20 (MT6757) is 13% better than Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 has 2 more core than Helio P20 (MT6757). Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP3	Mali-T880 MP2
GPU Frequency	1200 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	124	68
# of Cores	3	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1200 pixels	1920 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)	18.4	13.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	32.4	22.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.3	14.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.6	10.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.8	14.7
Real Racing 3	56.7	28.1
Sniper 3D	71.3	29.3
Need for Speed No Limits	58.3	27
Mortal Kombat X	51.8	25.9
CSR Racing 2	42.1	31.5

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	21.7 MP	24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	120	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.7 2CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is better: 29
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P20 (MT6757) is better: 7
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 and Helio P20 (MT6757), as well as read the test results at the links below.

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 specs and review.

Helio P20 (MT6757) SoC - all data

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

• Helio P20 (MT6757) specs and review.