Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 429

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 429, compare of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and Adreno 505.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7870 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 429 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics of the processors, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests such as Octane V2, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, GFXBench, PassMark, Vellamo, GeekBench 6, 5, Quadrant, and how good the CPUs are in games Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chipset is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7870 or Snapdragon 429 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits.

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 429

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

55%

Snapdragon 429

64%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

Snapdragon 429

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Snapdragon 429
Total score	45099	65308
CPU	12626	18278
GPU	17146	24823
MEM	7211	10456
UX	8115	11762

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Snapdragon 429
Single-Core	119	169
Multi-Core	551	760

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Snapdragon 429
Frequency	1600 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	3 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	800
Memory bandwidth	14.9	6.4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache
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 Snapdragon 429 is 19% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7870 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 7 Octa 7870 has -4 more core than Snapdragon 429. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T830 MP2	Adreno 505
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	47.6	48
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		48
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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	36.2	14.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	24.2	23.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	21.9	16.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	30.1	11.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	46.9	15.6
Real Racing 3	48.4	47.4
Sniper 3D	46	30.8
Need for Speed No Limits	43.6	33.2
Mortal Kombat X	27.8	27.3
CSR Racing 2	29	30.8

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	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.	75 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: 21
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 is better: 13
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, 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 429 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 429 specs and review.