Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 vs MediaTek Helio P40

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 vs MediaTek Helio P40, comparison of GPUs Mali-G72 MP3 and Mali-T760 MP8.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7420 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A57) and Helio P40 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications of the SoCs, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.

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

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7420 or Helio P40 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, 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 7 Octa 7420

Helio P40

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

52%

Helio P40

60%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Helio P40

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Helio P40
Total score	79294	119691
CPU	22205	33517
GPU	30121	45482
MEM	12689	19153
UX	14262	21542

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Helio P40
Single-Core	205	244
Multi-Core	923	1077

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Helio P40
Frequency	2100 MHz	2000 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	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1600
Memory bandwidth	24.8	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		32 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache		1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Exynos 7 Octa 7420 is 4% better than Helio P40 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-G72 MP3
GPU Frequency	772 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	210	161
# of Cores	8	3
# of Shader Units
Display	3840 x 2400 pixels	2160 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		24.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	14.6	46.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.3	49.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.1	26.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.9	42.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	14.3	60.1
Real Racing 3	47.8	99.8
Sniper 3D	35.5	109.8
Need for Speed No Limits	32.8	69.9
Mortal Kombat X	35.5	79.8
CSR Racing 2	30	64.9

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

Networks and Navigation

Modem		4G LTE WorldMode 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: 10
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P40 is better: 29
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear 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 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.

Helio P40 SoC - all data

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

• Helio P40 specs and review.