Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 630

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 630, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 508 and Mali-G71 MP3.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Snapdragon 630 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chip is better to buy Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 or Snapdragon 630 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Snapdragon 630

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

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

56%

Snapdragon 630

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Snapdragon 630

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Snapdragon 630
Total score	92314	66704
CPU	25851	18684
GPU	35084	25348
MEM	14780	10665
UX	16607	12001

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Snapdragon 630
Single-Core	238	172
Multi-Core	1075	776

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Snapdragon 630
Frequency	2000 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	1866
Memory bandwidth	24	10.66
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
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 Snapdragon 630 is 9% better than Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 has 2 more core than Snapdragon 630. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP3	Adreno 508
GPU Frequency	1200 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	124	170
# of Cores	3
# of Shader Units		128
Display	1920 x 1200 pixels	2560 x 1600 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	13.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	32.4	23.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.3	15.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.6	10.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.8	14.2
Real Racing 3	56.7	40.6
Sniper 3D	71.3	30.2
Need for Speed No Limits	58.3	32.5
Mortal Kombat X	51.8	33.6
CSR Racing 2	42.1	32.5

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
Dual Camera resolution		13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	120	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, VP9, VP8

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.7 2CA	Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is better: 25
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 is better: 13
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 and Snapdragon 630, 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 630 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 630 specs and review.