Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 665

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 665, compare of GPUs Mali-G71 MP3 and Adreno 610.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Snapdragon 665 is octa-core (Kryo 260). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as AnTuTu, Neocore, Vellamo, PCMark, GFXBench, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, Geekbench, Octane V2, and how good the chipsets are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Fortnite, Sniper 3D etc.
   After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chipset is better to buy Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 or Snapdragon 665 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 665

11%

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

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

56%

Snapdragon 665

66%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Snapdragon 665

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Snapdragon 665
Total score	92314	153366
CPU	25851	42942
GPU	35084	58273
MEM	14780	24532
UX	16607	27605

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Snapdragon 665
Single-Core	238	314
Multi-Core	1075	1320

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Snapdragon 665
Frequency	2000 MHz	2000 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	8x2.0 GHz Kryo 260
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	1866
Memory bandwidth	24	14.9
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. Another difference is that Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 has 2 more core than Snapdragon 665. 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		29.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.4	28.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	32.4	55.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.3	30.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.6	23.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.8	39.6
Real Racing 3	56.7	83.3
Sniper 3D	71.3	122.1
Need for Speed No Limits	58.3	99.9
Mortal Kombat X	51.8	88.8
CSR Racing 2	42.1	66.6

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 165
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

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	GLONASS, GPS, Galileo, SBAS, QZSS, 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 is better: 30
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 and Snapdragon 665, 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 665 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 665 specs and review.