Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937, 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 430 MSM8937 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, 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 Neocore, GeekBench 6, 5, Octane V2, 3DMark, Quadrant, GFXBench, AnTuTu 8, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, Vellamo, PassMark, and how good the processors are in games Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, PUBG etc.
   After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7870 or Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2.

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 430 MSM8937

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

55%

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

28%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Total score	45099	44606
CPU	12626	12489
GPU	17146	16947
MEM	7211	7130
UX	8115	8020

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Single-Core	119	118
Multi-Core	551	545

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Frequency	1600 MHz	1400 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	3 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	1600
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 430 MSM8937 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	Adreno 505
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	47.6	48
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		48
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	13.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	36.2	36.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	24.2	24.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	21.9	21.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	30.1	30.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	46.9	45.4
Real Racing 3	48.4	36.2
Sniper 3D	46	31.3
Need for Speed No Limits	43.6	38.6
Mortal Kombat X	27.8	34.9
CSR Racing 2	29	33.7

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	21 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: 25
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 is better: 12
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 parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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 430 MSM8937 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 specs and review.