Samsung Exynos 3250 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 3250 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
Samsung Exynos 3250 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Samsung Exynos 3250 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Samsung Exynos 3250 2 core processor released in 2014 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2016.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
Samsung Exynos 3200 (1) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (3)
3 Generation 3
Cortex-A7 Architecture Kryo
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 3250 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite clocks with 1.80 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Samsung Exynos 3250 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz
2x Cortex-A7
A-Core 1.80 GHz
2x Kryo
-- B-Core 1.36 GHz
2x Kryo

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Samsung Exynos 3250 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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-400 MP2 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 530
0.45 GHz GPU frequency 0.51 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.51 GHz
Utgard GPU Generation 5
28nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 0
2 Compute units --
32 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
0 DirectX Version 11,1

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-400 MP2 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 530
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the Samsung Exynos 3250, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 10.7 GB/s enabled.

Samsung Exynos 3250 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
LPDDR2-400 Memory LPDDR4-1333
Max. Memory 8 GB
0 Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 10.7 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Samsung Exynos 3250 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Samsung Exynos 3250 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 3250 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Samsung Exynos 3250 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
28 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
2014 Release date Q1/2016
-- 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.
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
ARM Mali-400 MP2 @ 0.45 GHz
8 (2%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.51 GHz
407 (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.
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
335 (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.
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
864 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 3250 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
Samsung Google Nexus S
Samsung Galaxy S 4G
Unknown

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