Samsung Exynos 4212 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 412

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Samsung Exynos 4212 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 412
Samsung Exynos 4212 Qualcomm Snapdragon 412

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 4212 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 412 - 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 4212 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 4212 was released in Q3/2011.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 412 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 412 was released in Q3/2015.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Samsung Exynos 4212 (1) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (4)
2 Generation 2
Cortex-A9 Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 4212 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 412 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz.

Samsung Exynos 4212 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 412
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 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 4212 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 412
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon QDSP6

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-400 MP4 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 306
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
0.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.40 GHz
Utgard GPU Generation 3
28nm Technology 28 nm
1 Max. displays 0
4 Compute units --
64 Shader 24
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
0 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.

ARM Mali-400 MP4 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 306
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Samsung Exynos 4212 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 412 can connect up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Samsung Exynos 4212 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 412
LPDDR2-400 Memory LPDDR3-1066, LPDDR2-1066
Max. Memory 4 GB
0 Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 4.3 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Samsung Exynos 4212 has a TDP of --, that of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 412 is --.

Samsung Exynos 4212 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 412
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 4212 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 412 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Samsung Exynos 4212 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 412
32 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 Android
Q3/2011 Release date Q3/2015
-- 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.
Samsung Exynos 4212 Samsung Exynos 4212
ARM Mali-400 MP4 @ 0.40 GHz
14 (75%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 412 Qualcomm Snapdragon 412
Qualcomm Adreno 306 @ 0.40 GHz
19 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 4212 Qualcomm Snapdragon 412
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