MediaTek MT6582 vs Samsung Exynos 5430

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MediaTek MT6582 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 5430
MediaTek MT6582 Samsung Exynos 5430

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT6582 or Samsung Exynos 5430 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The MediaTek MT6582 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6582 was released in Q3/2013.

The Samsung Exynos 5430 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 5430 was released in Q3/2014.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14) CPU group Samsung Exynos 5430 (1)
1 Generation 4
Cortex-A9 Architecture Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6582 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6582 is 1.30 GHz while the Samsung Exynos 5430 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 5430 is at 2.00 GHz.

MediaTek MT6582 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5430
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A7
A-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
-- B-Core 1.40 GHz
4x Cortex-A7

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

MediaTek MT6582 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5430
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek MT6582 or Samsung Exynos 5430 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

ARM Mali-400 MP2 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP6
0.50 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
Utgard GPU Generation Midgard 2
28nm Technology 32nm
1 Max. displays 1
2 Compute units 6
32 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
0 DirectX Version 11

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

ARM Mali-400 MP2 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP6
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT6582 can use up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 4.3 GB/s. The Samsung Exynos 5430 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

MediaTek MT6582 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5430
LPDDR3-533, LPDDR2-533 Memory LPDDR3e-1066
Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 0
4.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
0.51 MB L2 Cache 2.50 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT6582 is --, while the Samsung Exynos 5430 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT6582 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5430
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6582 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.51 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 5430 is manufactured in 20 nm and has a 2.50 MB cache.

MediaTek MT6582 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5430
28 nm Technology 20 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q3/2013 Release date Q3/2014
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT6582 (42%)
Samsung Exynos 5430 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT6582 (42%)
Samsung Exynos 5430 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
MediaTek MT6582 MediaTek MT6582
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
73 (42%)
Samsung Exynos 5430 Samsung Exynos 5430
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
175 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
MediaTek MT6582 MediaTek MT6582
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
235 (42%)
Samsung Exynos 5430 Samsung Exynos 5430
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
553 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
MediaTek MT6582 MediaTek MT6582
ARM Mali-400 MP2 @ 0.50 GHz
9 (8%)
Samsung Exynos 5430 Samsung Exynos 5430
ARM Mali-T628 MP6 @ 0.60 GHz
115 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6582 Samsung Exynos 5430
Unknown Unknown

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