Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763T)

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763T), comparison of GPUs Mali-G71 MP2 and Mali-G71 MP3.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Helio P23 (MT6763T) is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review 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 joint benchmarking in special testing software like Octane V2, Quadrant, Vellamo, PCMark, PassMark, Neocore, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu, GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, and how good the chipsets are in games Real Racing 3, PUBG, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 or Helio P23 (MT6763T) and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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 P23 (MT6763T)

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

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

56%

Helio P23 (MT6763T)

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Helio P23 (MT6763T)

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Helio P23 (MT6763T)
Total score	92314	61429
CPU	25851	17200
GPU	35084	23350
MEM	14780	9819
UX	16607	11057

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Helio P23 (MT6763T)
Single-Core	238	159
Multi-Core	1075	715

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Helio P23 (MT6763T)
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	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.65 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	2x LPDDR4(X) 1500MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz
Memory bandwidth	24	14.93
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache	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 Helio P23 (MT6763T) 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 P23 (MT6763T). Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP3	Mali-G71 MP2
GPU Frequency	1200 MHz	770 MHz
GFloPS	124	52.3
# of Cores	3	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1200 pixels	2160 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	12.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	32.4	21.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.3	13.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.6	9.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.8	13.1
Real Racing 3	56.7	26.6
Sniper 3D	71.3	34.1
Need for Speed No Limits	58.3	29.8
Mortal Kombat X	51.8	34.1
CSR Racing 2	42.1	27.7

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	21.7 MP	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution		13 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	4G LTE WorldMode modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 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: 28
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763T) is better: 9
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, 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 P23 (MT6763T) SoC - all data

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

• Helio P23 (MT6763T) specs and review.