Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 MSM8940

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 MSM8940, compare of GPUs Adreno 505 and Mali-T628 MP6.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 5 Octa 5420 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A15) and Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like AnTuTu 8, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, Quadrant, GFXBench, PCMark, Geekbench, Octane V2, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Exynos 5 Octa 5420 or Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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 Octa 5420

Snapdragon 435 MSM8940

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

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

21%

Snapdragon 435 MSM8940

28%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

Snapdragon 435 MSM8940

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 5 Octa 5420	Snapdragon 435 MSM8940
Total score	33608	45818
CPU	9416	12838
GPU	12777	17417
MEM	5370	7330
UX	6058	8244

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 5 Octa 5420	Snapdragon 435 MSM8940
Single-Core	89	121
Multi-Core	410	560

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 5 Octa 5420	Snapdragon 435 MSM8940
Frequency	1900 MHz	1400 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A15 4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	8x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	1600
Memory bandwidth	7	6.4
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 Octa 5420 is 26% better than Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T628 MP6	Adreno 505
GPU Frequency	680 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	176	48
# of Cores	6
# of Shader Units		48
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	1920 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	9.5	15.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	26.5	37.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	17.6	25.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.2	22.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	21.2	31.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	33.3	47.4
Real Racing 3	30.8	38
Sniper 3D	38.7	40.5
Need for Speed No Limits	21.1	30.4
Mortal Kombat X	22.9	36.7
CSR Racing 2	22.9	35.4

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	13 MP	21 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	60	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X9 LTE modem
Download speed	42 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	11 MBit/s.	100 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420 is better: 13
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 is better: 23
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Exynos 5 Octa 5420 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 5 Octa 5420 specs and review.

Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 specs and review.