Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T760 MP8 and Mali-G71 MP4.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7420 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A57) and Kirin 710 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption 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 joint benchmarking in special test applications such as 3DMark, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, Geekbench, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, Octane V2, Neocore, Vellamo, AnTuTu, GFXBench, Quadrant, and how good the CPUs are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Sniper 3D etc.
   After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processors is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7420 or Kirin 710 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 7 Octa 7420

Kirin 710

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

52%

Kirin 710

62%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Kirin 710

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Kirin 710
Total score	79294	127248
CPU	22205	35632
GPU	30121	48345
MEM	12689	20367
UX	14262	22895

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Kirin 710
Single-Core	205	260
Multi-Core	923	1145

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Kirin 710
Frequency	2100 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	933
Memory bandwidth	24.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache
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 Kirin 710 is 4% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7420 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T760 MP8	Mali-G71 MP4
GPU Frequency	772 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	210	169
# of Cores	8	4
# of Shader Units
Display	3840 x 2400 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		26.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	14.6	49.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.3	53.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.1	28.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.9	45.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	14.3	64.7
Real Racing 3	47.8	93.5
Sniper 3D	35.5	85.4
Need for Speed No Limits	32.8	64.1
Mortal Kombat X	35.5	77.4
CSR Racing 2	30	69.4

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	20 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution		8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9	H.264

Networks and Navigation

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 7 Octa 7420 is better: 9
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 710 is better: 27
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Exynos 7 Octa 7420 and Kirin 710, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Exynos 7 Octa 7420 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7420 specs and review.

Kirin 710 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 710 specs and review.