Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7578 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7578 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T720 MP2 and Adreno 405.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 7 Quad 7578 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Neocore, PCMark, Vellamo, PassMark, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu, GFXBench, Quadrant, Octane V2, Geekbench, Mozilla Kraken, and how good the chipsets are in games Fortnite, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chip is better to buy Exynos 7 Quad 7578 or Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2.

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 616 MSM8939v2

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

Exynos 7 Quad 7578

55%

Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2

23%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Quad 7578

Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Quad 7578	Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2
Total score	35491	35709
CPU	9946	9996
GPU	13477	13574
MEM	5678	5711
UX	6394	6437

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Quad 7578	Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2
Single-Core	94	94
Multi-Core	433	436

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Quad 7578	Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2
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 616 MSM8939v2 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 616 MSM8939v2. 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	9.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	27.2	27.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	17.7	17.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	14.1	14.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	23.3	23.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	35.2	34.9
Real Racing 3	35.4	26.3
Sniper 3D	33.6	22.8
Need for Speed No Limits	24.8	28
Mortal Kombat X	25.7	20.1
CSR Racing 2	24.8	22.8

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 X5 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: 16
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 is better: 18
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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 616 MSM8939v2 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 specs and review.