Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T628 MP6 and Adreno 405.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 5 Octa 5420 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A15) and Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as Quadrant, GeekBench 6, 5, 3DMark, Octane V2, PassMark, Vellamo, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, and how good the chips are in games Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Fortnite etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processors is better to buy Exynos 5 Octa 5420 or Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, 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 Octa 5420

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

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

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

21%

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

23%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 5 Octa 5420	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952
Total score	33608	35254
CPU	9416	9879
GPU	12777	13396
MEM	5370	5644
UX	6058	6349

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 5 Octa 5420	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952
Single-Core	89	93
Multi-Core	410	430

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 5 Octa 5420	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952
Frequency	1900 MHz	1500 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	8x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	933
Memory bandwidth	7	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	1 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 21% better than Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 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 405
GPU Frequency	680 MHz	550 MHz
GFloPS	176	59.4
# 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	10.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	26.5	27.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	17.6	17.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.2	14.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	21.2	23.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	33.3	35.9
Real Racing 3	30.8	30.8
Sniper 3D	38.7	33.4
Need for Speed No Limits	21.1	31.7
Mortal Kombat X	22.9	20.2
CSR Racing 2	22.9	19.4

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 X8 LTE modem
Download speed	42 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	11 MBit/s.	50 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: 17
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 is better: 16
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to 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 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 617 MSM8952 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 specs and review.