Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 506 and Mali-T760 MP8.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7420 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A57) and Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Vellamo, Neocore, PCMark, AnTuTu, PassMark, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, Octane V2, Geekbench, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Fortnite etc.
   After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7420 or Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, 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 625 MSM8953

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

52%

Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Total score	79294	61945
CPU	22205	17344
GPU	30121	23539
MEM	12689	9908
UX	14262	11140

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Single-Core	205	160
Multi-Core	923	721

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Frequency	2100 MHz	2000 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	8x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
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 4% better than Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 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	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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	14.6	12.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.3	21.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.1	13.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.9	9.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	14.3	13.7
Real Racing 3	47.8	32.7
Sniper 3D	35.5	48
Need for Speed No Limits	32.8	39.2
Mortal Kombat X	35.5	31.6
CSR Racing 2	30	24

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
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, 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.	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: 24
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 is better: 9
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors 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 625 MSM8953 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 specs and review.