Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 330 and Mali-T720 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7580 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC is quad-core (Krait 400). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the processors, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications like 3DMark, PCMark, GFXBench, AnTuTu 8, Octane V2, Neocore, Geekbench, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, Quadrant, PassMark, and how good the CPUs are in games Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chip is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7580 or Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC 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 7580

Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7580

25%

Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

19%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7580

Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7580	Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC
Total score	43687	47809
CPU	12230	13387
GPU	16597	18163
MEM	6985	7650
UX	7870	8603

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7580	Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC
Single-Core	116	127
Multi-Core	534	584

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7580	Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC
Frequency	1600 MHz	2500 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.5 GHz Krait 400
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	800
Memory bandwidth	7	14.9
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
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 Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC is 36% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7580 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 7 Octa 7580 has -4 more core than Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T720 MP2	Adreno 330
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	578 MHz
GFloPS	20.4	166.46
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		128
Display	1920 x 1200 pixels	2560 x 2048 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	13.1	15.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	35.8	39.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	23.4	26.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.1	23.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	29.8	33.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	44.7	50.6
Real Racing 3	46.8	33.3
Sniper 3D	44.5	34.6
Need for Speed No Limits	32.8	42.6
Mortal Kombat X	33.9	30.6
CSR Racing 2	25.7	31.9

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	16 MP	28 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.6 2CA	Qualcomm Snapdragon X4 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 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 7580 is better: 14
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC is better: 22
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Exynos 7 Octa 7580 and Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Exynos 7 Octa 7580 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7580 specs and review.

Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC specs and review.