Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 632

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 632, comparison of GPUs Mali-G71 MP3 and Adreno 506.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Snapdragon 632 is octa-core (Kryo 260). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, Geekbench, Octane V2, GFXBench, Vellamo, PassMark, Neocore, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, and how good the CPUs are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock etc.
   After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chipset is better to buy Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 or Snapdragon 632 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, CSR Racing 2, 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 632

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

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

56%

Snapdragon 632

59%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Snapdragon 632

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Snapdragon 632
Total score	92314	93355
CPU	25851	26145
GPU	35084	35471
MEM	14780	14927
UX	16607	16804

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Snapdragon 632
Single-Core	238	241
Multi-Core	1075	1087

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Snapdragon 632
Frequency	2000 MHz	1800 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	8x1.8 GHz Kryo 260
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	1866
Memory bandwidth	24	7.46
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB	128 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 Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is 9% better than Snapdragon 632 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 has 2 more core than Snapdragon 632. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP3	Adreno 506
GPU Frequency	1200 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	124	130
# of Cores	3
# of Shader Units		96
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	18.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	32.4	33.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.3	20.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.6	15.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.8	19.2
Real Racing 3	56.7	41.5
Sniper 3D	71.3	43.2
Need for Speed No Limits	58.3	39.8
Mortal Kombat X	51.8	43.2
CSR Racing 2	42.1	39.8

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: 15
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 is better: 22
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 and Snapdragon 632, 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 632 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 632 specs and review.