Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937, compare of GPUs Mali-T760 MP8 and Adreno 505.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7420 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A57) and Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, to make it 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 PassMark, Neocore, PCMark, AnTuTu, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, GeekBench 6, 5, Octane V2, Vellamo, 3DMark, Quadrant, GFXBench, and how good the chipsets are in games Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chip is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7420 or Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 7420

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

52%

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

28%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Total score	79294	44606
CPU	22205	12489
GPU	30121	16947
MEM	12689	7130
UX	14262	8020

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Single-Core	205	118
Multi-Core	923	545

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Frequency	2100 MHz	1400 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1600
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 33% better than Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 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	Adreno 505
GPU Frequency	772 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	210	48
# of Cores	8
# of Shader Units		48
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		13.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	14.6	36.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.3	24.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.1	21.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.9	30.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	14.3	45.4
Real Racing 3	47.8	36.2
Sniper 3D	35.5	31.3
Need for Speed No Limits	32.8	38.6
Mortal Kombat X	35.5	34.9
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	21 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 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 7420 is better: 22
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 is better: 16
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, 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.

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 specs and review.