Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 510 and Mali-G71 MP2.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7884B is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7884B or Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 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 7884B

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7884B

61%

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

25%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7884B

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956
Total score	69828	86746
CPU	19550	24279
GPU	26528	32957
MEM	11165	13874
UX	12569	15623

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956
Single-Core	180	224
Multi-Core	813	1010

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956
Frequency	1600 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 6x1.35 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	2x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth		14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		256 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 Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 is 11% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7884B in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 7 Octa 7884B has -2 more core than Snapdragon 650 MSM8956. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP2	Adreno 510
GPU Frequency	770 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	52.3	176
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		128
Display	2560 x 1440 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	15.3	17.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	25.3	31.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	17.3	19.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.2	15.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.8	18.2
Real Racing 3	31.6	54.4
Sniper 3D	48.1	59.1
Need for Speed No Limits	35.4	56
Mortal Kombat X	29.1	45.1
CSR Racing 2	32.9	43.5

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	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	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, 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 X8 LTE modem
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	100 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: 10
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 is better: 27
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Exynos 7 Octa 7884B and Snapdragon 650 MSM8956, 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.

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 specs and review.