Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 630

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 630, comparison of GPUs Mali-T628 MP6 and Adreno 508.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 5 Octa 5430 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A15) and Snapdragon 630 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software like Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, PCMark, Neocore, AnTuTu, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, 3DMark, even the gaming performance of chips in Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, PUBG etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy Exynos 5 Octa 5430 or Snapdragon 630 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9.

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 630

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

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

36%

Snapdragon 630

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Snapdragon 630

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 5 Octa 5430	Snapdragon 630
Total score	56436	66704
CPU	15801	18684
GPU	21452	25348
MEM	9024	10665
UX	10151	12001

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 5 Octa 5430	Snapdragon 630
Single-Core	146	172
Multi-Core	657	776

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 5 Octa 5430	Snapdragon 630
Frequency	2000 MHz	2200 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	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	3 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	1866
Memory bandwidth	14	10.66
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
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 Snapdragon 630 is 9% better than Exynos 5 Octa 5430 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 508
GPU Frequency	680 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	176	170
# of Cores	6
# of Shader Units		128
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 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	13.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	32.3	23.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	28.3	15.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	39.5	10.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	59.9	14.2
Real Racing 3	40.4	40.6
Sniper 3D	51.7	30.2
Need for Speed No Limits	51.7	32.5
Mortal Kombat X	51.7	33.6
CSR Racing 2	38.8	32.5

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
Dual Camera resolution		13 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, VP9, VP8

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem
Download speed	42 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	11 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430 is better: 19
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 is better: 19
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Exynos 5 Octa 5430 and Snapdragon 630, 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 630 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 630 specs and review.