Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 632

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 632, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T760 MP8 and Adreno 506.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7420 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A57) and Snapdragon 632 is octa-core (Kryo 260). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, GFXBench, Octane V2, Neocore, Vellamo, PassMark, AnTuTu, Geekbench, 3DMark, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, and how good the CPUs are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processors is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7420 or Snapdragon 632 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Snapdragon 632

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

52%

Snapdragon 632

59%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Snapdragon 632

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Snapdragon 632
Total score	79294	93355
CPU	22205	26145
GPU	30121	35471
MEM	12689	14927
UX	14262	16804

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Snapdragon 632
Single-Core	205	241
Multi-Core	923	1087

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Snapdragon 632
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	8x1.8 GHz Kryo 260
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	24.8	7.46
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		128 KB
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 632 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	2560 x 1600 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	18.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.3	33.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.1	20.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.9	15.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	14.3	19.2
Real Racing 3	47.8	41.5
Sniper 3D	35.5	43.2
Need for Speed No Limits	32.8	39.8
Mortal Kombat X	35.5	43.2
CSR Racing 2	30	39.8

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	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, VP9, VP8

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem
Download speed	42 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	11 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS
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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 is better: 24
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Exynos 7 Octa 7420 and Snapdragon 632, 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 632 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 632 specs and review.