Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 benchmark which processor is better

Snapdragon 630 vs Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 508 and Mali-T830 MP3.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 630 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) 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 read, is summarized in the table.

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 630 or Exynos 7 Octa 7880 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2.

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 630

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

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

Snapdragon 630

56%

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 630

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 630	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Total score	66704	60634
CPU	18684	16971
GPU	25348	23044
MEM	10665	9701
UX	12001	10913

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 630	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Single-Core	172	156
Multi-Core	776	706

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 630	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Frequency	2200 MHz	1900 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	10.66	16.5
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache	1 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 630 is 13% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7880 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 508	Mali-T830 MP3
GPU Frequency	850 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	170	71.4
# of Cores		3
# of Shader Units	128
Display	2560 x 1600 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	13.9	10.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	23.2	19.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.3	11.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	10.8	7.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	14.2	11.3
Real Racing 3	40.6	29.3
Sniper 3D	30.2	42.9
Need for Speed No Limits	32.5	31.2
Mortal Kombat X	33.6	28.3
CSR Racing 2	32.5	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	24 MP	21.7 MP
Dual Camera resolution	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, VP9, VP8	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem	LTE Cat.7 3CA
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	100 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 is better: 28
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is better: 5
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 joint testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Snapdragon 630 and Exynos 7 Octa 7880, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 630 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 630 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.