Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Full compare data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 506 and Mali-T628 MP6.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 5 Octa 5430 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A15) and Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the processors, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, Vellamo, Quadrant, AnTuTu, GeekBench 6, 5, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, GFXBench, PCMark, PassMark, Neocore, and how good the CPUs are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chipset is better to buy Exynos 5 Octa 5430 or Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 625 MSM8953

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

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

36%

Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 5 Octa 5430	Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Total score	56436	61945
CPU	15801	17344
GPU	21452	23539
MEM	9024	9908
UX	10151	11140

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 5 Octa 5430	Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Single-Core	146	160
Multi-Core	657	721

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 5 Octa 5430	Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Frequency	2000 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	20 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A15 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	8x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	3 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	1866
Memory bandwidth	14	7.46
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. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T628 MP6	Adreno 506
GPU Frequency	680 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	176	130
# of Cores	6
# of Shader Units		96
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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	47.6	12.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	32.3	21.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	28.3	13.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	39.5	9.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	59.9	13.7
Real Racing 3	40.4	32.7
Sniper 3D	51.7	48
Need for Speed No Limits	51.7	39.2
Mortal Kombat X	51.7	31.6
CSR Racing 2	38.8	24

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	24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	120	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, 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.	150 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: 23
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 is better: 15
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 parallel comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Exynos 5 Octa 5430 and Snapdragon 625 MSM8953, 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 625 MSM8953 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 specs and review.