Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 vs Samsung Exynos 3475

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 3475
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Samsung Exynos 3475

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 and the Samsung Exynos 3475 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8 core processor released in Q4/2016 with the Samsung Exynos 3475 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in 2015.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625/626 (2) CPU group Samsung Exynos 3400 (2)
3 Generation 3
Cortex-A53 Architecture Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Samsung Exynos 3475 clocks with 1.30 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 3475
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 1.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.20 GHz 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 626 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 3475
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 546 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 506 GPU ARM Mali-T720 MP1
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
5 GPU Generation Midgard 3
14 nm Technology 28nm
0 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 1
96 Shader 16
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 506 GPU ARM Mali-T720 MP1
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

Up to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626, while the Samsung Exynos 3475 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 3475
LPDDR3-1866 Memory LPDDR3-400
4 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 0
7.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Samsung Exynos 3475 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 3475
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Samsung Exynos 3475 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 3475
14 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
Q4/2016 Release date 2015
-- 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 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
Qualcomm Adreno 506 @ 0.65 GHz
125 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3475 Samsung Exynos 3475
ARM Mali-T720 MP1 @ 0.60 GHz
10 (8%)

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 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
273 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3475 Samsung Exynos 3475
4C 4T @ 1.30 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 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1181 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3475 Samsung Exynos 3475
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
208 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3475 Samsung Exynos 3475
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
910 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3475 Samsung Exynos 3475
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Samsung Exynos 3475
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