Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs MediaTek Helio P30 (MT6758)

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs MediaTek Helio P30 (MT6758), speed examination of GPUs Mali-G71 MP3 and Mali-G71 MP2.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Helio P30 (MT6758) is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chip is better to buy Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 or Helio P30 (MT6758) and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Asphalt 9.

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 P30 (MT6758)

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

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

56%

Helio P30 (MT6758)

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Helio P30 (MT6758)

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Helio P30 (MT6758)
Total score	92314	61479
CPU	25851	17206
GPU	35084	23365
MEM	14780	9843
UX	16607	11059

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Helio P30 (MT6758)
Single-Core	238	159
Multi-Core	1075	716

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Helio P30 (MT6758)
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	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	1600
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 P30 (MT6758) 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 P30 (MT6758). 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	950 MHz
GFloPS	124	64.53
# 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	12.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	32.4	21.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.3	13.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.6	9.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.8	13.1
Real Racing 3	56.7	31.7
Sniper 3D	71.3	33.8
Need for Speed No Limits	58.3	38
Mortal Kombat X	51.8	33.8
CSR Racing 2	42.1	25.3

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	25 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 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: 29
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P30 (MT6758) is better: 8
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison of 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 processors 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 P30 (MT6758) SoC - all data

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

• Helio P30 (MT6758) specs and review.