Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 vs MediaTek MT6595M

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 vs MediaTek MT6595M, comparison of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and PowerVR SGX544.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7870 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and MT6595M is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A17). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests like Neocore, Octane V2, PCMark, GFXBench, Quadrant, Geekbench, AnTuTu 8, PassMark, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7870 or MT6595M 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 7870

MT6595M

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

55%

MT6595M

24%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

MT6595M

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	MT6595M
Total score	45099	60152
CPU	12626	16841
GPU	17146	22865
MEM	7211	9626
UX	8115	10822

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	MT6595M
Single-Core	119	155
Multi-Core	551	700

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	MT6595M
Frequency	1600 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	32
Lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A17 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	3 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	667
Memory bandwidth	14.9	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		32 KB
L2 cache		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 MT6595M is 19% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7870 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T830 MP2	PowerVR SGX544
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	357 MHz
GFloPS	47.6	11.48
# of Cores	2	1
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1200 pixels	1920 x 1080 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	13.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	36.2	10.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	24.2	19.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	21.9	11.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	30.1	7.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	46.9	11.5
Real Racing 3	48.4	39.4
Sniper 3D	46	25.6
Need for Speed No Limits	43.6	23.6
Mortal Kombat X	27.8	22.7
CSR Racing 2	29	25.6

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	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	60	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8	H.264, H.265

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.6 2CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 is better: 25
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6595M is better: 11
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 parallel testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Exynos 7 Octa 7870 and MT6595M, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Exynos 7 Octa 7870 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7870 specs and review.

MT6595M SoC - all data

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

• MT6595M specs and review.