Samsung Exynos 5250 vs Samsung Exynos 5260

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Samsung Exynos 5250 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 5260
Samsung Exynos 5250 Samsung Exynos 5260

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 5250 or Samsung Exynos 5260 - 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 5250 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 5250 was released in Q4/2011.

The Samsung Exynos 5260 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 5260 was released in Q1/2014.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Samsung Exynos 5250 (1) CPU group Samsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800 (5)
2 Generation 3
Cortex-A15 Architecture Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 5250 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 5250 is 1.70 GHz while the Samsung Exynos 5260 has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 5260 is at 1.50 GHz.

Samsung Exynos 5250 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5260
2 Cores 6
2 Threads 6
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz
2x Cortex-A15
A-Core 1.50 GHz
2x Cortex-A15
-- B-Core 1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A7

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 5250 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5260
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Samsung Exynos 5250 or Samsung Exynos 5260 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.

ARM Mali-T604 MP4 GPU ARM Mali-T624 MP4
0.53 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.53 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Midgard 1 GPU Generation Midgard 2
32nm Technology 32nm
1 Max. displays 1
4 Compute units 4
64 Shader 64
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.

ARM Mali-T604 MP4 GPU ARM Mali-T624 MP4
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Samsung Exynos 5250 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Samsung Exynos 5260 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Samsung Exynos 5250 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5260
LPDDR3-800 Memory LPDDR3-800
Max. Memory
0 Memory channels 0
-- Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache 2.50 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 5250 is --, while the Samsung Exynos 5260 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Samsung Exynos 5250 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5260
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 5250 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 5260 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 2.50 MB cache.

Samsung Exynos 5250 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5260
32 nm Technology 28 nm
Unknown Chip design Unknown
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q4/2011 Release date Q1/2014
-- 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.
Samsung Exynos 5250 Samsung Exynos 5250
ARM Mali-T604 MP4 @ 0.53 GHz
17 (22%)
Samsung Exynos 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
ARM Mali-T624 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 5250 Samsung Exynos 5260
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