Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro, compare of GPUs Mali-T760 MP8 and Adreno 510.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7420 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A57) and Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like Neocore, AnTuTu, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, GFXBench, Vellamo, Quadrant, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, GeekBench 6, 5, 3DMark, Octane V2, and how good the processors are in games Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7420 or Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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 653 MSM8976 Pro

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

52%

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

27%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro
Total score	79294	88401
CPU	22205	24746
GPU	30121	33597
MEM	12689	14142
UX	14262	15904

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro
Single-Core	205	228
Multi-Core	923	1029

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro
Frequency	2100 MHz	1950 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	4x1.95 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 7% better than Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro 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 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	18.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.3	31.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.1	20.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.9	15.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	14.3	19.4
Real Racing 3	47.8	39.3
Sniper 3D	35.5	69.1
Need for Speed No Limits	32.8	37.7
Mortal Kombat X	35.5	50.2
CSR Racing 2	30	34.5

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 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: 11
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro is better: 25
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Exynos 7 Octa 7420 and Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro, 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 653 MSM8976 Pro SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro specs and review.