Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 460

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 460, comparison of GPUs Mali-G71 MP3 and Adreno 610.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Snapdragon 460 is octa-core (Kryo 240). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics of the processors, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chipset is better to buy Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 or Snapdragon 460 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, 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

Snapdragon 460

10%

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

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

56%

Snapdragon 460

69%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Snapdragon 460

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Snapdragon 460
Total score	92314	142955
CPU	25851	40022
GPU	35084	54316
MEM	14780	22868
UX	16607	25725

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Snapdragon 460
Single-Core	238	292
Multi-Core	1075	1286

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Snapdragon 460
Frequency	2000 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	11 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.8 GHz Kryo 240
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	1866
Memory bandwidth	24	13.91
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.3-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is 9% better than Snapdragon 460 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 has 2 more core than Snapdragon 460. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP3	Adreno 610
GPU Frequency	1200 MHz	750 MHz
GFloPS	124	312
# of Cores	3
# of Shader Units		192
Display	1920 x 1200 pixels	2520 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	28.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	32.4	40.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.3	37.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.6	27.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.8	40.2
Real Racing 3	56.7	70.2
Sniper 3D	71.3	88.2
Need for Speed No Limits	58.3	72.2
Mortal Kombat X	51.8	64.2
CSR Racing 2	42.1	48.1

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	48 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 340
Video Encoding FPS	120	60
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.7 2CA	Qualcomm Snapdragon X11 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	390 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GLONASS, NavIC, QZSS, GPS, SBAS, Dual frequency GNSS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 is better: 30
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets 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.

Snapdragon 460 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 460 specs and review.