Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T760 MP8 and Adreno 506.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7420 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A57) and Snapdragon 450 SDM450 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the CPUs, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like WebXPRT 3, PassMark, 3DMark, AnTuTu 8, Quadrant, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, Neocore, Octane V2, GFXBench, Geekbench, and how good the SoCs are in games Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chip is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7420 or Snapdragon 450 SDM450 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

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

52%

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Total score	79294	61183
CPU	22205	17140
GPU	30121	23248
MEM	12689	9791
UX	14262	11013

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Single-Core	205	203
Multi-Core	923	712

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Frequency	2100 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.48GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1600
Memory bandwidth	24.8	7.46
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache	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 Exynos 7 Octa 7420 is 14% better than Snapdragon 450 SDM450 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 506
GPU Frequency	772 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	210	130
# of Cores	8
# of Shader Units		96
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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	14.6	11.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.3	20.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.1	12.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.9	8.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	14.3	12.6
Real Racing 3	47.8	30.6
Sniper 3D	35.5	26.5
Need for Speed No Limits	32.8	32.6
Mortal Kombat X	35.5	26.5
CSR Racing 2	30	28.6

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	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution		13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
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 X9 LTE modem
Download speed	42 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	11 MBit/s.	100 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: 27
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 is better: 8
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs 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.

Snapdragon 450 SDM450 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 450 SDM450 specs and review.