The Samsung Galaxy Note5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ Review
by Joshua Ho on October 2, 2015 8:00 AM ESTSystem Performance Cont'd
Now that we’ve covered some of the traditionally CPU-bound tests, we can start to look at tests that more strongly emphasize GPU performance. It’s worth noting here that while 3DMark is supposed to determine gaming and graphics performance, the overall score includes a CPU performance component in the form of a physics test that means it isn't much of a pure GPU test.
Overall, there's nothing really surprising about these results. The Exynos 7420 should continue to deliver great GPU performance for anyone interested in a high-end phablet or smartphone. There are some improvements in 3DMark in regards to graphics performance, but it's likely that we're just looking at newer drivers as the GPU doesn't heat up fast enough for throttling to be affecting these results.
NAND Performance
At this point, it’s probably not a surprise to know that NAND performance can have very real effects on user experience. If an OEM decides to skimp heavily on storage in order to drive the price down, it’s at least somewhat likely that the device will start to exhibit major IO pauses at some point in the device lifecycle. In order to test this, we rely on our standard storage tests which include Androbench with some custom settings to get more realistic test results along with StorageBench for iOS which is comparable to Androbench.
In the case of the Galaxy Note5 we’re still looking at a UFS storage solution similar to what was found in the Galaxy S6, but it looks like this is slightly newer as the storage is identified as a Toshiba THGLF2G8J4LBATDA chip rather than the Samsung variant that was found in the Galaxy S6. It’s unclear whether Samsung is now multi-sourcing UFS storage for their mobile devices or what distribution exists here.
Interestingly, the Note5 regresses a little bit in storage performance relative to the Galaxy S6, which is likely due to the shift to Toshiba's NAND. However, this difference is small enough that in everyday use it's unlikely that it will be noticed. Performance over time should be acceptable as well.
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melgross - Saturday, October 3, 2015 - link
I'm not convinced that the 8/4 solution is a good one. Four weak cores, and four even weaker cores may look good in multiprocessing tests, but in the real world, it's going to lag.mercucu1111 - Friday, October 2, 2015 - link
Exynos 7420 Full load Geekbench : 5600A9 Full load Geekbench : 4400
So E7420 CPU is 30% higher.
According to GFX 3.0 and 2.7
A9 GPU is 40% higher.
So Nobody can say which is better lol
melgross - Saturday, October 3, 2015 - link
The multiprocessing tests mean little though. They're often questioned. The problem is that real world use doesn't function that way.darwinosx - Friday, October 2, 2015 - link
Heh. Kids. Apple sales have destroyed Samsung as is well known.Kuzi - Friday, October 2, 2015 - link
As of Q2 2015, Samsung has 21.4% of the Smarphone market, Apple has 13.9%:http://www.idc.com/prodserv/smartphone-market-shar...
Well known yeah right.
tipoo - Friday, October 2, 2015 - link
Is that 21% high end phones like the GS6, or all the cheap phones with razor margins they also have?hughlle - Friday, October 2, 2015 - link
Irrelevant to the statement darwinosx made.. he stated Apple sales have destroyed Samsung's sales. Clearly they havnt. The type of phones Mali g up the figures is irrelevant to that statement.lukarak - Friday, October 2, 2015 - link
Well, if you mention sales, you know, exchange of stuff for money, then money made is much much more important than unit numbers to judge someones performance. Because, they do sales to earn money, not to ship units. And Apple destroys Samsung in that regard.Kuzi - Friday, October 2, 2015 - link
Remember that since the first iPhone till now most of the SOCs used were made by Samsung. Also Samsung supplied RAM, screens, flash etc for the iPhones and iPads. The IPhone 6 SOC and RAM is supplied by samsung. So for every iPhone/IPad sold, Samsung makes money. It has been thisnway since the first IPhone, enjoy.Morawka - Friday, October 2, 2015 - link
yay apple makes more money, but samsung sells more phones.. hmm interesting. i would say android wins because they make it all up on app sales and profits