Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B vs Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B vs Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G71 MP2 and Mali-G71 MP3.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7884B is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chip is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7884B or Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, 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

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7884B

61%

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7884B

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872
Total score	69828	92314
CPU	19550	25851
GPU	26528	35084
MEM	11165	14780
UX	12569	16607

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872
Single-Core	180	238
Multi-Core	813	1075

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872
Frequency	1600 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 6x1.35 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1650
Memory bandwidth		24
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 Hexa 7872 is 19% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7884B in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 7 Octa 7884B has -2 more core than Exynos 5 Hexa 7872. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP2	Mali-G71 MP3
GPU Frequency	770 MHz	1200 MHz
GFloPS	52.3	124
# of Cores	2	3
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1440 pixels	1920 x 1200 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	18.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	25.3	32.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	17.3	20.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.2	15.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.8	19.8
Real Racing 3	31.6	56.7
Sniper 3D	48.1	71.3
Need for Speed No Limits	35.4	58.3
Mortal Kombat X	29.1	51.8
CSR Racing 2	32.9	42.1

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	21.7 MP
Dual Camera resolution	28 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.13 3CA	LTE Cat.7 2CA
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	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: 10
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is better: 26
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly 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, 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.

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 specs and review.