Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs Samsung Exynos 9609

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs Samsung Exynos 9609, compare of GPUs Mali-G71 MP3 and Mali-G72 MP3.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Exynos 9609 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 or Exynos 9609 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2.

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 9609

10%

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

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

56%

Exynos 9609

68%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Exynos 9609

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Exynos 9609
Total score	92314	144347
CPU	25851	40426
GPU	35084	54842
MEM	14780	23097
UX	16607	25980

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Exynos 9609
Single-Core	238	295
Multi-Core	1075	1299

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Exynos 9609
Frequency	2000 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 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-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Exynos 9609 is 9% better than Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 has 2 more core than Exynos 9609. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP3	Mali-G72 MP3
GPU Frequency	1200 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	124	161
# of Cores	3	3
# of Shader Units
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		25.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.4	25.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	32.4	51.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.3	26.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.6	20.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.8	35.9
Real Racing 3	56.7	90.7
Sniper 3D	71.3	82.9
Need for Speed No Limits	58.3	62.2
Mortal Kombat X	51.8	75.1
CSR Racing 2	42.1	62.2

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	24 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: 7
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 9609 is better: 29
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 and Exynos 9609, 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.

Exynos 9609 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 9609 specs and review.