Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 630

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 630, comparison of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and Adreno 508.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7870 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 630 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software like Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, AnTuTu, Vellamo, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, Quadrant, GFXBench, Neocore, Octane V2, GeekBench 6, 5, and how good the chipsets are in games Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D etc.
   After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7870 or Snapdragon 630 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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 630

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

55%

Snapdragon 630

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

Snapdragon 630

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Snapdragon 630
Total score	45099	66704
CPU	12626	18684
GPU	17146	25348
MEM	7211	10665
UX	8115	12001

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Snapdragon 630
Single-Core	119	172
Multi-Core	551	776

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Snapdragon 630
Frequency	1600 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	3 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	1866
Memory bandwidth	14.9	10.66
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache		1 MB
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 630 is 27% 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	Adreno 508
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	47.6	170
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		128
Display	1920 x 1200 pixels	2560 x 1600 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	13.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	24.2	23.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	21.9	15.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	30.1	10.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	46.9	14.2
Real Racing 3	48.4	40.6
Sniper 3D	46	30.2
Need for Speed No Limits	43.6	32.5
Mortal Kombat X	27.8	33.6
CSR Racing 2	29	32.5

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	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	60	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, VP9, VP8

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.6 2CA	Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 is better: 14
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 is better: 23
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs 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 630 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 630 specs and review.