MediaTek MT8752 vs Samsung Exynos 5420

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MediaTek MT8752 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 5420
MediaTek MT8752 Samsung Exynos 5420

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT8752 and the Samsung Exynos 5420 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT8752 8 core processor released in Q4/2014 with the Samsung Exynos 5420 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
MediaTek MT87xx A53 (3) CPU group Samsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800 (5)
1 Generation 3
Cortex-A53 Architecture Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8752 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Samsung Exynos 5420 clocks with 1.90 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT8752 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5420
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz
8x Cortex-A53
A-Core 1.90 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
-- B-Core 1.30 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 MT8752 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5420
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

ARM Mali-T760 MP2 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP6
0.70 GHz GPU frequency 0.53 GHz
0.70 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Midgard 3 GPU Generation Midgard 2
28nm Technology 32nm
2 Max. displays 1
2 Compute units 6
32 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 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-T760 MP2 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP6
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek MT8752, while the Samsung Exynos 5420 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

MediaTek MT8752 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5420
Memory LPDDR3e-933
Max. Memory
0 Memory channels 0
-- Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.50 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT8752 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Samsung Exynos 5420 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT8752 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5420
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8752 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Samsung Exynos 5420 is at 2.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

MediaTek MT8752 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5420
28 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q4/2014 Release date Q3/2013
-- Release price --
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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 MT8752 MediaTek MT8752
ARM Mali-T760 MP2 @ 0.70 GHz
40 (39%)
Samsung Exynos 5420 Samsung Exynos 5420
ARM Mali-T628 MP6 @ 0.53 GHz
102 (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 MT8752 MediaTek MT8752
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
68 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5420 Samsung Exynos 5420
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)

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 MT8752 MediaTek MT8752
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
231 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5420 Samsung Exynos 5420
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8752 Samsung Exynos 5420
Unknown Unknown

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