Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus, speed examination of GPUs Mali-G71 MP2 and Adreno 512.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7884B is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is quad-core (Kryo 280). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as Octane V2, AnTuTu, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, PassMark, 3DMark, PCMark, Geekbench, GFXBench, Vellamo, even the gaming performance of SoCs in PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chipset is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7884B or Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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 7884B

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7884B

61%

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7884B

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Total score	69828	113847
CPU	19550	31874
GPU	26528	43265
MEM	11165	18217
UX	12569	20499

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Single-Core	180	232
Multi-Core	813	1024

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Frequency	1600 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 6x1.35 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz Kryo 280
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth		29.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache		2 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 660 MSM8976 Plus is 27% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7884B in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 7 Octa 7884B has -4 more core than Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP2	Adreno 512
GPU Frequency	770 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	52.3	255
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		128
Display	2560 x 1440 pixels	3840 x 2160 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		22.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	15.3	43.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	25.3	46.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	17.3	24.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.2	39.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.8	57.8
Real Racing 3	31.6	58.1
Sniper 3D	48.1	74.4
Need for Speed No Limits	35.4	65.1
Mortal Kombat X	29.1	74.4
CSR Racing 2	32.9	51.2

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	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution	28 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 160
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 X12 LTE modem
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 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 7884B is better: 6
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is better: 28
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel 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 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 660 MSM8976 Plus SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus specs and review.