Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 vs Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 vs Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872, comparison of GPUs Mali-T760 MP8 and Mali-G71 MP3.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7420 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A57) and Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics of the chips, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu 8, 3DMark, Geekbench, Octane V2, Neocore, Vellamo, PassMark, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, Quadrant, and how good the SoCs are in games Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat etc.

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7420 or Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, 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

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

52%

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872
Total score	79294	92314
CPU	22205	25851
GPU	30121	35084
MEM	12689	14780
UX	14262	16607

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872
Single-Core	205	238
Multi-Core	923	1075

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872
Frequency	2100 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1650
Memory bandwidth	24.8	24
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache		4 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 4% better than Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 7 Octa 7420 has -2 more core than Exynos 5 Hexa 7872. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T760 MP8	Mali-G71 MP3
GPU Frequency	772 MHz	1200 MHz
GFloPS	210	124
# of Cores	8	3
# of Shader Units
Display	3840 x 2400 pixels	1920 x 1200 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	18.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.3	32.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.1	20.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.9	15.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	14.3	19.8
Real Racing 3	47.8	56.7
Sniper 3D	35.5	71.3
Need for Speed No Limits	32.8	58.3
Mortal Kombat X	35.5	51.8
CSR Racing 2	30	42.1

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	21.7 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8

Networks and Navigation

Modem		LTE Cat.7 2CA
Download speed	42 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	11 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Glonass, Beidou
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 Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is better: 24
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Exynos 7 Octa 7420 and Exynos 5 Hexa 7872, 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.

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 specs and review.