Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 vs MediaTek Helio A20

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 vs MediaTek Helio A20, compare of GPUs PowerVR GE8300 and Mali-T760 MP6.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 5433 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A57) and Helio A20 is quad-core (Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications, 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 test applications such as PCMark, GFXBench, PassMark, Quadrant, 3DMark, Octane V2, Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, WebXPRT 3, Geekbench, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 5433 or Helio A20 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 7 Octa 5433

Helio A20

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

Exynos 7 Octa 5433

41%

Helio A20

67%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 5433

Helio A20

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 5433	Helio A20
Total score	50387	52293
CPU	14101	14643
GPU	19141	19877
MEM	8051	8365
UX	9064	9409

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 5433	Helio A20
Single-Core	130	135
Multi-Core	586	609

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 5433	Helio A20
Frequency	1900 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	20 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	3 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	LPDDR4(X) до 6GB, LPDDR3 до 4GB
Memory Frequency	1650	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz
Memory bandwidth	14	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 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 7 Octa 5433 is 5% better than Helio A20 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 7 Octa 5433 has -4 more core than Helio A20. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T760 MP6	PowerVR GE8300
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	660 MHz
GFloPS	142	128.75
# of Cores	6	2
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	1600 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	15.8	16.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	41.6	43.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.2	29.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.6	25.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	34.7	36.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	52.8	54.1
Real Racing 3	47.6	51.5
Sniper 3D	51.7	38.2
Need for Speed No Limits	43.5	47
Mortal Kombat X	35.4	47
CSR Racing 2	32.6	35.3

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	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution		13 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

Networks and Navigation

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 7 Octa 5433 is better: 15
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio A20 is better: 24
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Exynos 7 Octa 5433 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 5433 specs and review.

Helio A20 SoC - all data

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

• Helio A20 specs and review.