Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 benchmark which processor is better

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus vs Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 512 and Mali-T830 MP3.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is quad-core (Kryo 280) and Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the chipsets, 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 special test applications such as PassMark, Octane V2, AnTuTu 8, WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, GeekBench 6, 5, PCMark, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, Quadrant, 3DMark, and how good the CPUs are in games Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG etc.

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus or Exynos 7 Octa 7880 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

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

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

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

56%

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Total score	113847	60634
CPU	31874	16971
GPU	43265	23044
MEM	18217	9701
UX	20499	10913

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Single-Core	232	156
Multi-Core	1024	706

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Frequency	2200 MHz	1900 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz Kryo 280	8x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	9 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	29.8	16.5
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache	2 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 660 MSM8976 Plus is 13% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7880 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus 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 512	Mali-T830 MP3
GPU Frequency	850 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	255	71.4
# of Cores		3
# of Shader Units	128
Display	3840 x 2160 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	22.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	43.2	10.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	46.5	19.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.5	11.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	39.3	7.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	57.8	11.3
Real Racing 3	58.1	29.3
Sniper 3D	74.4	42.9
Need for Speed No Limits	65.1	31.2
Mortal Kombat X	74.4	28.3
CSR Racing 2	51.2	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	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 160
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	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, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is better: 32
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is better: 4
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint 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.

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus 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.