Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and Adreno 308.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7870 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests such as WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, AnTuTu, Geekbench, PassMark, Octane V2, PCMark, Neocore, Vellamo, GFXBench, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Fortnite etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7870 or Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, 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

Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

55%

Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

28%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917
Total score	45099	37619
CPU	12626	10533
GPU	17146	14298
MEM	7211	6012
UX	8115	6771

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917
Single-Core	119	99
Multi-Core	551	459

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917
Frequency	1600 MHz	1400 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	3 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	677
Memory bandwidth	14.9	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		2 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 7870 is 12% better than Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 7 Octa 7870 has -4 more core than Snapdragon 425 MSM8917. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T830 MP2	Adreno 308
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	47.6	27
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		24
Display	1920 x 1200 pixels	1280 x 800 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	11.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	36.2	30.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	24.2	19.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	21.9	16.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	30.1	25.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	46.9	38.7
Real Racing 3	48.4	34
Sniper 3D	46	42.7
Need for Speed No Limits	43.6	27.2
Mortal Kombat X	27.8	22.3
CSR Racing 2	29	21.3

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	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 X6 LTE modem
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: 34
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 is better: 4
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Exynos 7 Octa 7870 and Snapdragon 425 MSM8917, 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.

Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 specs and review.