Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 benchmark which processor is better

Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 vs Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 308 and Mali-T830 MP3.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications, 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 joint benchmarking in special testing software such as PassMark, Vellamo, AnTuTu, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, 3DMark, Quadrant, PCMark, Octane V2, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, Geekbench, and how good the processors are in games Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock etc.
   After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 or Exynos 7 Octa 7880 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Asphalt 9, 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

Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

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

Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

28%

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Total score	37619	60634
CPU	10533	16971
GPU	14298	23044
MEM	6012	9701
UX	6771	10913

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Single-Core	99	156
Multi-Core	459	706

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Frequency	1400 MHz	1900 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	2 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	677	1866
Memory bandwidth	6	16.5
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	2 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 Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is 26% better than Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 has 4 more core than Exynos 7 Octa 7880. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 308	Mali-T830 MP3
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	27	71.4
# of Cores		3
# of Shader Units	24
Display	1280 x 800 pixels	2560 x 1440 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	11.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	30.3	10.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	19.4	19.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	16.9	11.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	25.7	7.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	38.7	11.3
Real Racing 3	34	29.3
Sniper 3D	42.7	42.9
Need for Speed No Limits	27.2	31.2
Mortal Kombat X	22.3	28.3
CSR Racing 2	21.3	25.4

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

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X6 LTE modem	LTE Cat.7 3CA
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	100 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is better: 27
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 specs and review.

Exynos 7 Octa 7880 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7880 specs and review.