Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 vs Qualcomm 215

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 vs Qualcomm 215, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 308 and Mali-T760 MP8.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7420 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A57) and Qualcomm 215 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7420 or Qualcomm 215 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2.

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

Qualcomm 215

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

52%

Qualcomm 215

36%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Qualcomm 215

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Qualcomm 215
Total score	79294	45671
CPU	22205	12790
GPU	30121	17354
MEM	12689	7309
UX	14262	8215

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Qualcomm 215
Single-Core	205	121
Multi-Core	923	558

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Qualcomm 215
Frequency	2100 MHz	1300 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	677
Memory bandwidth	24.8	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache		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 7420 is 38% better than Qualcomm 215 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 7 Octa 7420 has -4 more core than Qualcomm 215. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T760 MP8	Adreno 308
GPU Frequency	772 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	210	27
# of Cores	8
# of Shader Units		24
Display	3840 x 2400 pixels	1560 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		14.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	14.6	37.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.3	25.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.1	22.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.9	31.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	14.3	47.9
Real Racing 3	47.8	51.8
Sniper 3D	35.5	57
Need for Speed No Limits	32.8	41.4
Mortal Kombat X	35.5	29.8
CSR Racing 2	30	33.7

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	13 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/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X5 LTE modem
Download speed	42 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	11 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 is better: 24
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm 215 is better: 16
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Exynos 7 Octa 7420 and Qualcomm 215, as well as read the test results at the links below.

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.

Qualcomm 215 SoC - all data

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

• Qualcomm 215 specs and review.