Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 vs Samsung Exynos 5250

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 5250
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 Samsung Exynos 5250

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 or Samsung Exynos 5250 - 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 was released in Q1/2015.

The Samsung Exynos 5250 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 5250 was released in Q4/2011.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Samsung Exynos (46)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (4) CPU group Samsung Exynos 5250 (1)
2 Generation 2
Cortex-A53 Architecture Cortex-A15
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 is 1.40 GHz while the Samsung Exynos 5250 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 5250 is at 1.70 GHz.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5250
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz Frequency 1.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5250
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon V50 AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 or Samsung Exynos 5250 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 405 GPU ARM Mali-T604 MP4
0.55 GHz GPU frequency 0.53 GHz
0.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.53 GHz
4 GPU Generation Midgard 1
28 nm Technology 32nm
0 Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 4
48 Shader 64
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.

Qualcomm Adreno 405 GPU ARM Mali-T604 MP4
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 can use up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 5.4 GB/s. The Samsung Exynos 5250 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5250
LPDDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR3-800
4 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 0
5.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 is --, while the Samsung Exynos 5250 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5250
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 5250 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5250
28 nm Technology 32 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
Q1/2015 Release date Q4/2011
-- 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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 Qualcomm Snapdragon 415
Qualcomm Adreno 405 @ 0.55 GHz
53 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5250 Samsung Exynos 5250
ARM Mali-T604 MP4 @ 0.53 GHz
17 (32%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 Qualcomm Snapdragon 415
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
100 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5250 Samsung Exynos 5250
2C 2T @ 1.70 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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 Qualcomm Snapdragon 415
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
329 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5250 Samsung Exynos 5250
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 Samsung Exynos 5250
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