Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 vs Samsung Exynos 3250
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 | Samsung Exynos 3250 | |
CPU comparisonQualcomm Snapdragon 430 or Samsung Exynos 3250 - 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 430 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. Up to 6 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 was released in Q2/2016. The Samsung Exynos 3250 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 3250 was released in 2014. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) | Family | Samsung Exynos (46) |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (2) | CPU group | Samsung Exynos 3200 (1) |
| 3 | Generation | 3 |
| Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Cortex-A7 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 is 1.40 GHz while the Samsung Exynos 3250 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 3250 is at 1.00 GHz. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 | Characteristic | Samsung Exynos 3250 |
| 8 | Cores | 2 |
| 8 | Threads | 2 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.40 GHz | Frequency | 1.00 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningProcessors 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. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 | Characteristic | Samsung Exynos 3250 |
| Qualcomm AI engine | AI hardware | -- |
| Hexagon 536 | AI specifications | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 or Samsung Exynos 3250 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. |
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| Qualcomm Adreno 505 | GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP2 |
| 0.45 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.45 GHz |
| 0.45 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 5 | GPU Generation | Utgard |
| 28 nm | Technology | 28nm |
| 0 | Max. displays | 1 |
| -- | Compute units | 2 |
| 48 | Shader | 32 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 11 | DirectX Version | 0 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| Qualcomm Adreno 505 | GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP2 |
| Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| No | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | No |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 can use up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s. The Samsung Exynos 3250 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 | Characteristic | Samsung Exynos 3250 |
| LPDDR3-1600 | Memory | LPDDR2-400 |
| 6 GB | Max. Memory | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 0 |
| 12.8 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | -- |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 is --, while the Samsung Exynos 3250 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 | Characteristic | Samsung Exynos 3250 |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 3250 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 | Characteristic | Samsung Exynos 3250 |
| 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 |
| Q2/2016 | Release date | 2014 |
| -- | 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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
Qualcomm Adreno 505 @ 0.45 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 3250
ARM Mali-400 MP2 @ 0.45 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 3250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 3250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 3250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 | Samsung Exynos 3250 |
| Unknown | Samsung Google Nexus S Samsung Galaxy S 4G |
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