Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7578 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7578 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939, comparison of GPUs Mali-T720 MP2 and Adreno 405.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 7 Quad 7578 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 7 Quad 7578 or Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 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 Quad 7578

Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

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

Exynos 7 Quad 7578

55%

Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

23%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Quad 7578

Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Quad 7578	Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
Total score	35491	37558
CPU	9946	10509
GPU	13477	14272
MEM	5678	6000
UX	6394	6754

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Quad 7578	Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
Single-Core	94	99
Multi-Core	433	459

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Quad 7578	Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
Frequency	1500 MHz	1700 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	2 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1066	800
Memory bandwidth	7	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	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 615 MSM8939 is 11% better than Exynos 7 Quad 7578 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 7 Quad 7578 has 4 more core than Snapdragon 615 MSM8939. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T720 MP2	Adreno 405
GPU Frequency	668 MHz	550 MHz
GFloPS	22.71	59.4
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		48
Display	1280 x 800 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	10.7	10.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	27.2	29.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	17.7	18.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	14.1	15.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	23.3	24.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	35.2	37.4
Real Racing 3	35.4	27.5
Sniper 3D	33.6	34.8
Need for Speed No Limits	24.8	22
Mortal Kombat X	25.7	23.8
CSR Racing 2	24.8	22

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	13 MP	21 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, MPEG-4, VP8	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.4 2CA	Qualcomm Snapdragon X4 LTE modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 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 Quad 7578 is better: 13
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 is better: 22
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Exynos 7 Quad 7578 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Quad 7578 specs and review.

Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 specs and review.