Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636, comparison of GPUs Mali-G71 MP3 and Adreno 509.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Snapdragon 636 is octa-core (Kryo 260). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software such as Quadrant, Octane V2, GFXBench, PCMark, Vellamo, 3DMark, AnTuTu, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, GeekBench 6, 5, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, even the gaming performance of chipsets in PUBG, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 or Snapdragon 636 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Snapdragon 636

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

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

56%

Snapdragon 636

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Snapdragon 636

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Snapdragon 636
Total score	92314	98787
CPU	25851	27664
GPU	35084	37543
MEM	14780	15797
UX	16607	17777

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Snapdragon 636
Single-Core	238	255
Multi-Core	1075	1150

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Snapdragon 636
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	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	1333
Memory bandwidth	24
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 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 636 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 has 2 more core than Snapdragon 636. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP3	Adreno 509
GPU Frequency	1200 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	124	178
# of Cores	3
# of Shader Units		128
Display	1920 x 1200 pixels	3840 x 2160 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	21.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	32.4	37.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.3	24.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.6	18.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.8	23.2
Real Racing 3	56.7	74.2
Sniper 3D	71.3	48.2
Need for Speed No Limits	58.3	44.5
Mortal Kombat X	51.8	59.4
CSR Racing 2	42.1	40.8

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		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 160
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

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
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is better: 14
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 is better: 24
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 joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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 636 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 636 specs and review.