Samsung Exynos 5430 vs MediaTek MT6580

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 5430 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6580
Samsung Exynos 5430 MediaTek MT6580

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Samsung Exynos 5430 and the MediaTek MT6580 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Samsung Exynos 5430 8 core processor released in Q3/2014 with the MediaTek MT6580 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in 2015.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Samsung Exynos 5430 (1) CPU group MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14)
4 Generation 1
Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7 Architecture Cortex-A9
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 5430 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The MediaTek MT6580 clocks with 1.30 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Samsung Exynos 5430 Characteristic MediaTek MT6580
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
A-Core 1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A7
1.40 GHz
4x Cortex-A7
B-Core --

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 5430 Characteristic MediaTek MT6580
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU ARM Mali-400
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.40 GHz
Midgard 2 GPU Generation Utgard
32nm Technology 28nm
1 Max. displays 1
6 Compute units 1
96 Shader 16
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version 0

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 ARM Mali-400
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

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the Samsung Exynos 5430, while the MediaTek MT6580 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 4.3 GB/s enabled.

Samsung Exynos 5430 Characteristic MediaTek MT6580
LPDDR3e-1066 Memory LPDDR3-533, LPDDR2-533
Max. Memory
0 Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 4.3 GB/s
No ECC No
2.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Samsung Exynos 5430 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the MediaTek MT6580 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Samsung Exynos 5430 Characteristic MediaTek MT6580
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 5430 has 2.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 20 nm. The cache of MediaTek MT6580 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Samsung Exynos 5430 Characteristic MediaTek MT6580
20 nm Technology 28 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
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
Q3/2014 Release date 2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 5430 (100%)
MediaTek MT6580 (38%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 5430 (100%)
MediaTek MT6580 (38%)

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 5430 Samsung Exynos 5430
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
175 (100%)
MediaTek MT6580 MediaTek MT6580
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
67 (38%)

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 5430 Samsung Exynos 5430
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
553 (100%)
MediaTek MT6580 MediaTek MT6580
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
211 (38%)

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 5430 Samsung Exynos 5430
ARM Mali-T628 MP6 @ 0.60 GHz
115 (100%)
MediaTek MT6580 MediaTek MT6580
ARM Mali-400 @ 0.40 GHz
4 (3%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 5430 MediaTek MT6580
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