Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full compare data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 505 and Mali-G71 MP2.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7884B is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications of the CPUs, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests such as GFXBench, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, Vellamo, Geekbench, Neocore, AnTuTu 8, PassMark, 3DMark, and how good the processors are in games Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite etc.

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processors is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7884B or Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7884B

61%

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

28%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7884B

Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Total score	69828	44606
CPU	19550	12489
GPU	26528	16947
MEM	11165	7130
UX	12569	8020

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Single-Core	180	118
Multi-Core	813	545

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B	Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Frequency	1600 MHz	1400 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 6x1.35 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1600
Memory bandwidth		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 7884B 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-G71 MP2	Adreno 505
GPU Frequency	770 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	52.3	48
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		48
Display	2560 x 1440 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		13.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	15.3	36.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	25.3	24.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	17.3	21.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.2	30.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.8	45.4
Real Racing 3	31.6	36.2
Sniper 3D	48.1	31.3
Need for Speed No Limits	35.4	38.6
Mortal Kombat X	29.1	34.9
CSR Racing 2	32.9	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	28 MP	21 MP
Dual Camera resolution	28 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/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.13 3CA	Qualcomm Snapdragon X6 LTE modem
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: 22
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 is better: 17
You need to understand 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 listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Exynos 7 Octa 7884B and Snapdragon 430 MSM8937, as well as read the test results at the links below.

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.

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.