Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs MediaTek Helio P40

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs MediaTek Helio P40, comparison of GPUs Mali-G72 MP3 and Mali-G71 MP3.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Helio P40 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics of the chipsets, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as Neocore, AnTuTu, Geekbench, 3DMark, Vellamo, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, GFXBench, PassMark, Octane V2, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 or Helio P40 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 5 Hexa 7872

Helio P40

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

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

56%

Helio P40

60%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Helio P40

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Helio P40
Total score	92314	119691
CPU	25851	33517
GPU	35084	45482
MEM	14780	19153
UX	16607	21542

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Helio P40
Single-Core	238	244
Multi-Core	1075	1077

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Helio P40
Frequency	2000 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x2.0 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	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Another difference is that Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 has 2 more core than Helio P40. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP3	Mali-G72 MP3
GPU Frequency	1200 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	124	161
# of Cores	3	3
# 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		24.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.4	46.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	32.4	49.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.3	26.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.6	42.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.8	60.1
Real Racing 3	56.7	99.8
Sniper 3D	71.3	109.8
Need for Speed No Limits	58.3	69.9
Mortal Kombat X	51.8	79.8
CSR Racing 2	42.1	64.9

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	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution		20 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: 9
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P40 is better: 28
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 comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs 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 P40 SoC - all data

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

• Helio P40 specs and review.