Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T760 MP8 and Adreno 510.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7420 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A57) and Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review 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 special test applications such as PCMark, PassMark, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, Quadrant, AnTuTu 8, Neocore, Geekbench, Octane V2, Vellamo, and how good the chipsets are in games PUBG, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7420 or Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, 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 650 MSM8956

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

52%

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

25%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956
Total score	79294	86746
CPU	22205	24279
GPU	30121	32957
MEM	12689	13874
UX	14262	15623

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956
Single-Core	205	224
Multi-Core	923	1010

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956
Frequency	2100 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	2x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	24.8	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 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 14% better than Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 7 Octa 7420 has -2 more core than Snapdragon 650 MSM8956. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T760 MP8	Adreno 510
GPU Frequency	772 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	210	176
# of Cores	8
# of Shader Units		128
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	17.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.3	31.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.1	19.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.9	15.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	14.3	18.2
Real Racing 3	47.8	54.4
Sniper 3D	35.5	59.1
Need for Speed No Limits	32.8	56
Mortal Kombat X	35.5	45.1
CSR Racing 2	30	43.5

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	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 X8 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: 11
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 is better: 26
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint 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 650 MSM8956 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 specs and review.