Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs Samsung Exynos 7 7904

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs Samsung Exynos 7 7904, speed examination of GPUs Mali-G71 MP2 and Mali-G71 MP3.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Exynos 7 7904 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications like Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, 3DMark, PassMark, GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, Octane V2, PCMark, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu, and how good the processors are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Fortnite etc.
   After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 or Exynos 7 7904 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, 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

Exynos 7 7904

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

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

56%

Exynos 7 7904

61%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Exynos 7 7904

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Exynos 7 7904
Total score	92314	107393
CPU	25851	30065
GPU	35084	40805
MEM	14780	17181
UX	16607	19334

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Exynos 7 7904
Single-Core	238	219
Multi-Core	1075	966

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Exynos 7 7904
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	2x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 6x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	1866
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	ARMv8.2-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 Exynos 7 7904 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 has 2 more core than Exynos 7 7904. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP3	Mali-G71 MP2
GPU Frequency	1200 MHz	770 MHz
GFloPS	124	52.3
# of Cores	3	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1200 pixels	2400 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.4	24.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	32.4	40.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.3	27.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.6	20.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.8	26.4
Real Racing 3	56.7	60.2
Sniper 3D	71.3	88.2
Need for Speed No Limits	58.3	64.2
Mortal Kombat X	51.8	64.2
CSR Racing 2	42.1	56.1

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	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	120	120
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.7 2CA	LTE Cat.12/13 2/3CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is better: 12
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 7904 is better: 25
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs 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.

Exynos 7 7904 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 7904 specs and review.