Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880, comparison of GPUs Mali-T830 MP3 and Mali-T760 MP8.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7420 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A57) and Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the chipsets, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7420 or Exynos 7 Octa 7880 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

52%

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Total score	79294	60634
CPU	22205	16971
GPU	30121	23044
MEM	12689	9701
UX	14262	10913

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Single-Core	205	156
Multi-Core	923	706

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Frequency	2100 MHz	1900 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	8x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	24.8	16.5
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 9% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7880 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	Mali-T830 MP3
GPU Frequency	772 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	210	71.4
# of Cores	8	3
# of Shader Units
Display	3840 x 2400 pixels	2560 x 1440 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	10.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.3	19.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.1	11.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.9	7.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	14.3	11.3
Real Racing 3	47.8	29.3
Sniper 3D	35.5	42.9
Need for Speed No Limits	32.8	31.2
Mortal Kombat X	35.5	28.3
CSR Racing 2	30	25.4

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	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem		LTE Cat.7 3CA
Download speed	42 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	11 MBit/s.	100 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: 24
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is better: 6
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Exynos 7 Octa 7420 and Exynos 7 Octa 7880, 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 7 Octa 7880 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7880 specs and review.