Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T628 MP6 and Adreno 505.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 5 Octa 5430 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A15) and Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software like WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, Geekbench, Quadrant, Neocore, 3DMark, PCMark, GFXBench, PassMark, Octane V2, Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, and how good the processors are in games Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 5 Octa 5430 or Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 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 5430

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

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

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

36%

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

28%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 5 Octa 5430	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Total score	56436	44606
CPU	15801	12489
GPU	21452	16947
MEM	9024	7130
UX	10151	8020

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 5 Octa 5430	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Single-Core	146	118
Multi-Core	657	545

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 5 Octa 5430	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Frequency	2000 MHz	1400 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	20 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A15 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	8x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	3 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	1600
Memory bandwidth	14	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 5430 is 30% better than Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 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	18.4	13.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	47.6	36.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	32.3	24.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	28.3	21.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	39.5	30.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	59.9	45.4
Real Racing 3	40.4	36.2
Sniper 3D	51.7	31.3
Need for Speed No Limits	51.7	38.6
Mortal Kombat X	51.7	34.9
CSR Racing 2	38.8	33.7

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	16 MP	21 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	120	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 X6 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 5430 is better: 33
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 is better: 6
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on 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 processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Exynos 5 Octa 5430 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 5 Octa 5430 specs and review.

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 specs and review.