Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917, compare of GPUs Mali-T760 MP6 and Adreno 308.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 5433 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A57) and Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications like PCMark, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, Octane V2, 3DMark, Quadrant, GeekBench 6, 5, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu, Vellamo, GFXBench, even the gaming performance of chips in Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Sniper 3D etc.

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chip is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 5433 or Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 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

Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

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

Exynos 7 Octa 5433

41%

Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

28%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 5433

Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 5433	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917
Total score	50387	37619
CPU	14101	10533
GPU	19141	14298
MEM	8051	6012
UX	9064	6771

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 5433	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917
Single-Core	130	99
Multi-Core	586	459

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 5433	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917
Frequency	1900 MHz	1400 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	20 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	3 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	677
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 7 Octa 5433 is 26% better than Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 7 Octa 5433 has -4 more core than Snapdragon 425 MSM8917. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T760 MP6	Adreno 308
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	142	27
# of Cores	6
# of Shader Units		24
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	1280 x 800 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	11.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	41.6	30.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.2	19.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.6	16.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	34.7	25.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	52.8	38.7
Real Racing 3	47.6	34
Sniper 3D	51.7	42.7
Need for Speed No Limits	43.5	27.2
Mortal Kombat X	35.4	22.3
CSR Racing 2	32.6	21.3

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
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 7 Octa 5433 is better: 35
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 is better: 3
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Exynos 7 Octa 5433 and Snapdragon 425 MSM8917, as well as read the test results at the links below.

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.

Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 specs and review.