Samsung Exynos 7570 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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Samsung Exynos 7570 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Samsung Exynos 7570 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 7570 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 - 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 7570 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 7570 was released in Q3/2016.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.15 GHz. The CPU supports up to 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 was released in Q4/2015.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Samsung Exynos 7570/7870/7880 (4) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (3)
1 Generation 3
Cortex-A53 Architecture Kryo
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 7570 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.15 GHz.

Samsung Exynos 7570 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 2.15 GHz
2x Kryo
-- B-Core 1.60 GHz
2x Kryo

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 7570 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 680

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-T720 MP1 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 530
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.62 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.62 GHz
Midgard 3 GPU Generation 5
28nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 0
1 Compute units --
16 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version 11,1

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-T720 MP1 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 530
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Samsung Exynos 7570 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 can connect up to 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

Samsung Exynos 7570 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
LPDDR3-1066 Memory LPDDR4-3733
Max. Memory 12 GB
0 Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 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 7570 has a TDP of --, that of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 is --.

Samsung Exynos 7570 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 7570 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Samsung Exynos 7570 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q3/2016 Release date Q4/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 7570 (29%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 7570 (35%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (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 7570 Samsung Exynos 7570
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
101 (29%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz
344 (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 7570 Samsung Exynos 7570
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
331 (37%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz
903 (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 7570 Samsung Exynos 7570
ARM Mali-T720 MP1 @ 0.60 GHz
10 (2%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz
476 (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 7570 Samsung Exynos 7570
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
436 (32%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz
1362 (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 7570 Samsung Exynos 7570
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz
367 (100%)

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 7570 Samsung Exynos 7570
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4C 4T @ 2.15 GHz
746 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 7570 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
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