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GSMArena team, 23 December 2014

One to remember


Oppo R5 review: One to remember

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  • User reviews
  • Oppo R5

5. Performance
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. 360° spin, retail box, hardware overview
  3. 3. Display, battery life, connectivity
  4. 4. User interface
  5. 5. Performance
  6. 6. Phonebook, telephony, messaging
  7. 7. Multimedia, audio quality
  8. 8. Camera, image quality, video recording
  9. 9. Web browser, app package
  10. 10. Conclusion
  11.  
  12. Oppo R5 specification
  13. User opinions and reviews
  14. Review comments (30)

Oppo

Performance

The Oppo R5 is the first device we meet that has Qualcomm's latest mid-range chipset - the Snapdragon 615 - under its hood.

The Snapdragon 615 is built around a 64-bit octa-core Cortex-A53 main processor (4x 1.7GHz plus 4x 1.0GHz cores),an Adreno 405 graphics accelerator and 2GB of RAM.

Oppo R5 features a 1080p display, which isn't the best choice of resolution for a mid-range chip, but we are sure the Adreno 405 will have no issues with that resolution.

Our first benchmark test is GeekBench 3, which gauges the overall processor performance. Even with eight cores inside, the Cortex-A53 isn't among the most powerful CPUs around, so we didn't have our expectations sky high.

Surprisingly, the Oppo R5 did great, beating the Snapdragon 801-powered HTC One (M8) and Oppo N3.

GeekBench 3

Higher is better

  • Samsung Galaxy S5 (S801)
    3011
  • Sony Xperia Z3
    2860
  • Oppo R5
    2806
  • Oppo N3
    2704
  • Gionee Elife S5.1
    2410
  • HTC One (M8)
    2367
  • Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
    1159

The AnTuTu 5 is again a compound benchmark, which also takes in consideration GPU and memory performance. The Oppo R5 posted a good score, but it's hardly a winner when compared to other smartphones in its price range.

AnTuTu 5

Higher is better

  • HTC One (M8)
    44020
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 (S801)
    43164
  • Sony Xperia Z3
    40393
  • Oppo N3
    39245
  • Gionee Elife S5.1
    31452
  • Oppo R5
    31417

Next comes the compound BaseMark OS II 1.0 benchmark. It tests the processor, memory, graphics, web and OS performance. The Oppo R5 did OK here, better than the octa-core Gionee Elife S5.1, but not as good as its high-end buddies.

Basemark OS II

Higher is better

  • Oppo N3
    1280
  • HTC One (M8)
    1126
  • Sony Xperia Z3
    1109
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 (S801)
    1082
  • Oppo R5
    772
  • Gionee Elife S5.1
    613
  • HTC Desire 820
    605
  • Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
    275

The multi-core and single-core performance of the Cortex-A53 processor in the Oppo R5 turned out weaker than the previous generation of Cortex-A7 cores.

The multi-core score is equal to that by the quad-core Snapdragon 801 chip.

Basemark OS II (single-core)

Higher is better

  • HTC One (M8)
    2428
  • Oppo N3
    2417
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 (S801)
    2415
  • Sony Xperia Z3
    2114
  • Gionee Elife S5.1
    1819
  • Oppo R5
    1657

Basemark OS II (multi-core)

Higher is better

  • Gionee Elife S5.1
    13634
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 (S801)
    10063
  • Oppo R5
    10000
  • HTC One (M8)
    9860
  • Oppo N3
    9320
  • Sony Xperia Z3
    8792

Now, let's check the graphics department. The Oppo R5 uses a new generation Adreno 405 GPU, which supports OpenGL ES 3.0.

The 1080p offscreen fps output of the Gionee Elife S5.1 is very good, managing half the framerate of the high-end Adreno 330, and much better than the previous generation Adreno 305 (like the one used within the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2, for instance).

GFX 2.7 T-Rex (1080p offscreen)

Higher is better

  • HTC One (M8)
    28.4
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 (S801)
    27.8
  • Sony Xperia Z3
    27.7
  • Oppo R5
    15.1
  • Gionee Elife S5.1
    12.6
  • Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
    5.8

GFX 3.0 Manhattan (1080p offscreen)

Higher is better

  • Sony Xperia Z3
    12
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 (S801)
    11.8
  • HTC One (M8)
    11.1
  • Oppo R5
    5.8
  • Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
    1.9

The 1080p onscreen result is rather good too, though we'd guess this chipset is better suited to 720p displays. Again, the Adreno 405 GPU outputs did half the framerate that flagship smartphones manage.

GFX 2.7 T-Rex (onscreen)

Higher is better

  • HTC One (M8)
    30.1
  • Sony Xperia Z3
    29.3
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 (S801)
    28.1
  • Gionee Elife S5.1
    16.4
  • Oppo R5
    14.8
  • Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
    10.6

GFX 3.0 Manhattan (onscreen)

Higher is better

  • Sony Xperia Z3
    12.7
  • HTC One (M8)
    11.9
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 (S801)
    11.7
  • Oppo R5
    5.8
  • Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
    4

The Basemark X benchmark draws pretty much the same picture as the GFX benchmark.

Basemark X

Higher is better

  • Sony Xperia Z3
    12637
  • HTC One (M8)
    12396
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 (S801)
    11744
  • Oppo N3
    10168
  • Oppo R5
    4855
  • Gionee Elife S5.1
    4150

Finally, it's time to check the web browsing performance. The Chrome BrowserMark 2.1 tests HTML 5 performance, while Mozilla's Kraken 1.1 is JavaScript-centric.

The Oppo R5 did well in both web benchmarks, though there are faster phones out there.

Kraken 1.1

Lower is better

  • Samsung Galaxy S5 (S801)
    6043
  • Sony Xperia Z3
    6355
  • Oppo N3
    6460
  • HTC One (M8)
    10296
  • Oppo R5
    11656
  • Gionee Elife S5.1
    12961

BrowserMark 2.1

Higher is better

  • Sony Xperia Z3
    1533
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 (S801)
    1398
  • Oppo R5
    1319
  • HTC One (M8)
    1069
  • Gionee Elife S5.1
    868
  • Oppo N3
    730

The Snapdragon 615 chipset is a notable upgrade over the previous generation. Its octa-core processor in snappy and it's certainly future-proof with its 64-bit architecture. At times, it was neck and neck wih the Snapdragon 801, which is quite an achievement on its own.

The Adreno 405 is noticeably better than the Adreno 305 and the Mali-450 GPU, but fails to catch up with the Adreno 330 used in higher-end chipsets.

Next Page » 6. Phonebook, telephony, messaging
5. Performance
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. 360° spin, retail box, hardware overview
  3. 3. Display, battery life, connectivity
  4. 4. User interface
  5. 5. Performance
  6. 6. Phonebook, telephony, messaging
  7. 7. Multimedia, audio quality
  8. 8. Camera, image quality, video recording
  9. 9. Web browser, app package
  10. 10. Conclusion
  11.  
  12. Oppo R5 specification
  13. User opinions and reviews
  14. Review comments (30)

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