Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 vs Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 vs Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430, comparison of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and Mali-T628 MP6.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7870 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Exynos 5 Octa 5430 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A15). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications 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 joint benchmarking in special testing software such as PCMark, Vellamo, GeekBench 6, 5, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, Octane V2, GFXBench, PassMark, Neocore, AnTuTu 8, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of CPUs in PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7870 or Exynos 5 Octa 5430 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, CSR Racing 2, 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

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

55%

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

36%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Exynos 5 Octa 5430
Total score	45099	56436
CPU	12626	15801
GPU	17146	21452
MEM	7211	9024
UX	8115	10151

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Exynos 5 Octa 5430
Single-Core	119	146
Multi-Core	551	657

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Exynos 5 Octa 5430
Frequency	1600 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	20 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A15 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	3 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	1650
Memory bandwidth	14.9	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		4 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 5 Octa 5430 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	Mali-T628 MP6
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	680 MHz
GFloPS	47.6	176
# of Cores	2	6
# of Shader Units
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	18.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	36.2	47.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	24.2	32.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	21.9	28.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	30.1	39.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	46.9	59.9
Real Racing 3	48.4	40.4
Sniper 3D	46	51.7
Need for Speed No Limits	43.6	51.7
Mortal Kombat X	27.8	51.7
CSR Racing 2	29	38.8

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
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	60	120
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.6 2CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	42 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	11 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430 is better: 26
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Exynos 7 Octa 7870 and Exynos 5 Octa 5430, 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.

Exynos 5 Octa 5430 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 5 Octa 5430 specs and review.