Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 530 and Mali-G71 MP3.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro is quad-core (Kryo 280). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as Vellamo, Neocore, PCMark, AnTuTu 8, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Octane V2, GFXBench, PassMark, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Fortnite, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat etc.

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 or Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Asphalt 9, 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 821 MSM8996 Pro

10%

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

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

56%

Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Total score	92314	149901
CPU	25851	41975
GPU	35084	56961
MEM	14780	23984
UX	16607	26987

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Single-Core	238	306
Multi-Core	1075	1349

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Frequency	2000 MHz	2400 MHz
Cores	6	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.4 GHz Kryo 280
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	11 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	1866
Memory bandwidth	24	29.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	3 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 821 MSM8996 Pro is 16% 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 821 MSM8996 Pro. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP3	Adreno 530
GPU Frequency	1200 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	124	518.73
# of Cores	3
# of Shader Units		256
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		27.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.4	26.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	32.4	53.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.3	28.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.6	21.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.8	37.2
Real Racing 3	56.7	94.2
Sniper 3D	71.3	69.9
Need for Speed No Limits	58.3	64.6
Mortal Kombat X	51.8	78
CSR Racing 2	42.1	59.2

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	28 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra
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
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 821 MSM8996 Pro is better: 29
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs 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 821 MSM8996 Pro SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro specs and review.