Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 vs Samsung Exynos 5433

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 5433
Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 Samsung Exynos 5433

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 or Samsung Exynos 5433 - 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 427 has 4 cores with 4 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 427 was released in Q1/2017.

The Samsung Exynos 5433 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 5433 was released in Q3/2014.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Samsung Exynos (46)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425/427 (2) CPU group Samsung Exynos 5433 (1)
3 Generation 1
Cortex-A53 Architecture Cortex-A57 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz. The Samsung Exynos 5433 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.90 GHz.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5433
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 1.90 GHz
4x Cortex-A57
-- B-Core 1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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 427 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5433
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 536 AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Qualcomm Adreno 308 GPU ARM Mali-T760 MP6
0.50 GHz GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
0.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.70 GHz
3 GPU Generation Midgard 3
28 nm Technology 28nm
0 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 6
24 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 308 GPU ARM Mali-T760 MP6
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 427 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 5433 can connect up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5433
LPDDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR3e-1066
4 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 0
5.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.25 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 has a TDP of --, that of the Samsung Exynos 5433 is --.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5433
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Samsung Exynos 5433 cache has a total of 2.25 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5433
28 nm Technology 20 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q1/2017 Release date Q3/2014
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 (46%)
Samsung Exynos 5433 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 (47%)
Samsung Exynos 5433 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
116 (46%)
Samsung Exynos 5433 Samsung Exynos 5433
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
250 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
376 (47%)
Samsung Exynos 5433 Samsung Exynos 5433
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
798 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
Qualcomm Adreno 308 @ 0.50 GHz
24 (17%)
Samsung Exynos 5433 Samsung Exynos 5433
ARM Mali-T760 MP6 @ 0.70 GHz
143 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
437 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5433 Samsung Exynos 5433
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 Samsung Exynos 5433
Unknown Unknown

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