Samsung Exynos 5260 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 435

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Samsung Exynos 5260 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
Samsung Exynos 5260 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 5260 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 - 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 5260 has 6 cores with 6 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 5260 was released in Q1/2014.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 was released in Q4/2016.
Samsung Exynos (46) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Samsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800 (5) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (2)
3 Generation 3
Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7 Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 5260 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz.

Samsung Exynos 5260 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
6 Cores 8
6 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz
2x Cortex-A15
A-Core 1.40 GHz
8x Cortex-A53
1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A7
B-Core --

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 5260 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 536

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-T624 MP4 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 505
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.45 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.45 GHz
Midgard 2 GPU Generation 5
32nm Technology 28 nm
1 Max. displays 0
4 Compute units --
64 Shader 48
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-T624 MP4 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 505
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode 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 5260 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 can connect up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Samsung Exynos 5260 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
LPDDR3-800 Memory LPDDR3-1600
Max. Memory 6 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC No
2.50 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 5260 has a TDP of --, that of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 is --.

Samsung Exynos 5260 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 5260 has a 2.50 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Samsung Exynos 5260 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
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 Android
Q1/2014 Release date Q4/2016
-- 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 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
ARM Mali-T624 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
Qualcomm Adreno 505 @ 0.45 GHz
22 (29%)

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 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
127 (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 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
672 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Samsung Exynos 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
1428 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 5260 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
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