Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B vs MediaTek Helio A25

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B vs MediaTek Helio A25, comparison of GPUs PowerVR GE8320 and Mali-G71 MP2.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7884B is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Helio A25 is octa-core (Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the specifications of the chips, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like PassMark, Quadrant, GFXBench, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu, Octane V2, GeekBench 6, 5, Vellamo, even the gaming performance of processors in Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3 etc.

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chip is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7884B or Helio A25 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 7884B

Helio A25

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7884B

61%

Helio A25

67%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7884B

Helio A25

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B	Helio A25
Total score	69828	95484
CPU	19550	26741
GPU	26528	36292
MEM	11165	15269
UX	12569	17181

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B	Helio A25
Single-Core	180	247
Multi-Core	813	1112

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B	Helio A25
Frequency	1600 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 6x1.35 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4GB Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz
Memory bandwidth		14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		32 KB
L2 cache		1 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 Helio A25 is 11% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7884B in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP2	PowerVR GE8320
GPU Frequency	770 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	52.3	126.8
# of Cores	2	2
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1440 pixels	1600 x 720 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	15.3	20.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	25.3	35.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	17.3	22.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.2	17.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.8	21.3
Real Racing 3	31.6	62
Sniper 3D	48.1	56.6
Need for Speed No Limits	35.4	63.7
Mortal Kombat X	29.1	51.3
CSR Racing 2	32.9	46

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	28 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution	28 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.13 3CA
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 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 7884B is better: 9
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio A25 is better: 26
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Exynos 7 Octa 7884B and Helio A25, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Exynos 7 Octa 7884B SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7884B specs and review.

Helio A25 SoC - all data

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

• Helio A25 specs and review.