Samsung Exynos 5420 vs AMD A8-4555M

Last updated: 2023-05-05

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 5420		AMD A8-4555M
CPU comparison Samsung Exynos 5420 or AMD A8-4555M - 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 5420 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.90 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 5420 was released in Q3/2013. The AMD A8-4555M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-4555M was released in Q3/2012.

Samsung Exynos (47)	Family	AMD A (112)
Samsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800 (5)	CPU group	AMD A8-4000M (2)
3	Generation	2
Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7	Architecture	Trinity (Piledriver)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Samsung Exynos 5420 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 5420 is 1.90 GHz while the AMD A8-4555M has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-4555M is at 1.60 GHz (2.40 GHz).
Samsung Exynos 5420	Characteristic	AMD A8-4555M
8	Cores	4
8	Threads	4
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.90 GHz 4x Cortex-A15	A-Core	1.60 GHz (2.40 GHz)
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 5420	Characteristic	AMD A8-4555M
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Samsung Exynos 5420 or AMD A8-4555M 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-T628 MP6	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 7600G
0.53 GHz	GPU frequency	0.32 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	0.43 GHz
Midgard 2	GPU Generation	4
32nm	Technology	32 nm
1	Max. displays	2
6	Compute units	6
96	Shader	384
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	1 GB
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-T628 MP6	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 7600G
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode
No	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Samsung Exynos 5420 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The AMD A8-4555M supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.
Samsung Exynos 5420	Characteristic	AMD A8-4555M
LPDDR3e-933	Memory	DDR3-1333
	Max. Memory
0	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
--	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
No	ECC	No
2.50 MB	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
--	PCIe version	--
--	PCIe lanes	--
--	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 5420 is --, while the AMD A8-4555M has a TDP of 19 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Samsung Exynos 5420	Characteristic	AMD A8-4555M
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	19 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Samsung Exynos 5420 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 2.50 MB cache. The AMD A8-4555M is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.
Samsung Exynos 5420	Characteristic	AMD A8-4555M
28 nm	Technology	32 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Unknown
Armv7-A (32 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
--	Socket	FP2
None	Virtualization	AMD-V
No	AES-NI	Yes
Android	Operating systems
Q3/2013	Release date	Q3/2012
--	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 5420 ARM Mali-T628 MP6 @ 0.53 GHz	102 (31%)
	AMD A8-4555M AMD Radeon HD 7600G @ 0.43 GHz	326 (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 5420 8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A8-4555M 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	252 (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 5420 8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A8-4555M 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	657 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

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	Samsung Exynos 5420 8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A8-4555M 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2198 (100%)

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