Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420 vs Unisoc SC9832E

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420 vs Unisoc SC9832E, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T820 and Mali-T628 MP6.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 5 Octa 5420 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A15) and SC9832E is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the processors, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Neocore, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Vellamo, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, Octane V2, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, and how good the chips are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 5 Octa 5420 or SC9832E and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 Octa 5420

SC9832E

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

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

21%

SC9832E

32%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

SC9832E

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 5 Octa 5420	SC9832E
Total score	33608	38067
CPU	9416	10664
GPU	12777	14464
MEM	5370	6088
UX	6058	6855

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 5 Octa 5420	SC9832E
Single-Core	89	101
Multi-Core	410	465

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 5 Octa 5420	SC9832E
Frequency	1900 MHz	1400 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A15 4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	3 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	8 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 SC9832E in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 5 Octa 5420 has -4 more core than SC9832E. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T628 MP6	Mali-T820
GPU Frequency	680 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	176	10.2
# of Cores	6	1
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	1440 x 720 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	11.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	26.5	30.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	17.6	19.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.2	16.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	21.2	25.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	33.3	38.4
Real Racing 3	30.8	29.7
Sniper 3D	38.7	37.6
Need for Speed No Limits	21.1	23.8
Mortal Kombat X	22.9	31.7
CSR Racing 2	22.9	21.8

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	13 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		LTE-4
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: 16
The number of parameters for which Unisoc SC9832E is better: 19
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison 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 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.

SC9832E SoC - all data

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

• SC9832E specs and review.