Samsung Exynos 3475 vs Apple A7

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 3475 CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A7
Samsung Exynos 3475 Apple A7

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 3475 or Apple A7 - 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 Samsung Exynos 3475 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 3475 was released in 2015.

The Apple A7 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A7 was released in Q3/2013.
Samsung Exynos (46) Family Apple A series (22)
Samsung Exynos 3400 (2) CPU group Apple A7 (1)
3 Generation 7
Cortex-A7 Architecture A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple A6
-- Successor Apple A8

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 3475 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.30 GHz. The Apple A7 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz.

Samsung Exynos 3475 Characteristic Apple A7
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz Frequency 1.40 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.

Samsung Exynos 3475 Characteristic Apple A7
-- AI hardware --
-- 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.

ARM Mali-T720 MP1 GPU PowerVR G6430
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.45 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Midgard 3 GPU Generation --
28nm Technology 28 nm
2 Max. displays 2
1 Compute units 16
16 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version 10

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-T720 MP1 GPU PowerVR G6430
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Samsung Exynos 3475 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Apple A7 can connect up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Samsung Exynos 3475 Characteristic Apple A7
LPDDR3-400 Memory LPDDR3-1333
Max. Memory 1 GB
0 Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Samsung Exynos 3475 has a TDP of --, that of the Apple A7 is --.

Samsung Exynos 3475 Characteristic Apple A7
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 3475 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Apple A7 cache has a total of 5.00 MB.

Samsung Exynos 3475 Characteristic Apple A7
28 nm Technology 28 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 iOS
2015 Release date Q3/2013
-- 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 3475 Samsung Exynos 3475
ARM Mali-T720 MP1 @ 0.60 GHz
10 (9%)
Apple A7 Apple A7
PowerVR G6430 @ 0.45 GHz
115 (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 3475 Samsung Exynos 3475
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A7 Apple A7
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
278 (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 3475 Samsung Exynos 3475
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A7 Apple A7
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
528 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 3475 Apple A7
Unknown Apple iPhone 6
Apple iPhone 6 Plus
Apple iPad Mini 4
Apple TV HD
Apple HomePod
Apple iPod touch (6. Gen)

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