Samsung Exynos 7420 vs AMD A8-6600K

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Samsung Exynos 7420 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-6600K
Samsung Exynos 7420 AMD A8-6600K

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 7420 or AMD A8-6600K - 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 7420 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 7420 was released in Q2/2015.

The AMD A8-6600K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-6600K was released in Q2/2013.
Samsung Exynos (46) Family AMD A (112)
Samsung Exynos 7420 (1) CPU group AMD A8-6000 (4)
1 Generation 3
Cortex-A57 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Richland (Piledriver)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 7420 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz. The AMD A8-6600K has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.90 GHz (4.20 GHz).

Samsung Exynos 7420 Characteristic AMD A8-6600K
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.10 GHz
4x Cortex-A57
A-Core 3.90 GHz (4.20 GHz)
1.50 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
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 7420 Characteristic AMD A8-6600K
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

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-T760 MP8 GPU AMD Radeon HD 8570D
0.70 GHz GPU frequency 0.84 GHz
0.77 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Midgard 3 GPU Generation 5
28nm Technology 32 nm
2 Max. displays 2
8 Compute units 4
128 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 11.2

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-T760 MP8 GPU AMD Radeon HD 8570D
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 7420 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The AMD A8-6600K can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Samsung Exynos 7420 Characteristic AMD A8-6600K
LPDDR4-1600 Memory DDR3-1866
Max. Memory
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC No
0.51 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Samsung Exynos 7420 has a TDP of --, that of the AMD A8-6600K is 100 W.

Samsung Exynos 7420 Characteristic AMD A8-6600K
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 100 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 7420 has a 0.51 MB cache, while the AMD A8-6600K cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

Samsung Exynos 7420 Characteristic AMD A8-6600K
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Unknown Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
-- Socket FM2
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2015 Release date Q2/2013
-- Release price 85 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 7420 (45%)
AMD A8-6600K (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 7420 (60%)
AMD A8-6600K (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 7420 Samsung Exynos 7420
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
244 (45%)
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
537 (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 7420 Samsung Exynos 7420
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
945 (65%)
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1461 (100%)

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 7420 Samsung Exynos 7420
ARM Mali-T760 MP8 @ 0.77 GHz
210 (49%)
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
AMD Radeon HD 8570D @ 0.84 GHz
432 (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 7420 Samsung Exynos 7420
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
1618 (55%)
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
2959 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Samsung Exynos 7420 Samsung Exynos 7420
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
280 (100%)
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Samsung Exynos 7420 Samsung Exynos 7420
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
850 (100%)
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Samsung Exynos 7420 Samsung Exynos 7420
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
112550 (100%)
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Samsung Exynos 7420 Samsung Exynos 7420
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
771 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Samsung Exynos 7420 Samsung Exynos 7420
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
94 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Samsung Exynos 7420 Samsung Exynos 7420
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
306 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 7420 AMD A8-6600K
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