Samsung Exynos 7580 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 7580 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Samsung Exynos 7580 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Samsung Exynos 7580 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Samsung Exynos 7580 8 core processor released in Q2/2015 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2016.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Samsung Exynos 7578/7580 (2) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 625/626 (2)
1 Generation 3
Cortex-A53 Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 7580 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 clocks with 2.00 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Samsung Exynos 7580 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.00 GHz

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 7580 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 546

Internal Graphics

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-T720 MP2 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 506
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
0.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.65 GHz
Midgard 3 GPU Generation 5
28nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 0
2 Compute units --
32 Shader 96
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-T720 MP2 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 506
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

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the Samsung Exynos 7580, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 14.9 GB/s enabled.

Samsung Exynos 7580 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
LPDDR3-933 Memory LPDDR3-1866
Max. Memory 8 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Samsung Exynos 7580 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Samsung Exynos 7580 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 7580 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Samsung Exynos 7580 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
28 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
Q2/2015 Release date Q2/2016
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 7580 (39%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 7580 (42%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 (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 7580 Samsung Exynos 7580
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
106 (39%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
271 (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 7580 Samsung Exynos 7580
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
399 (34%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1163 (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 7580 Samsung Exynos 7580
ARM Mali-T720 MP2 @ 0.65 GHz
22 (18%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Qualcomm Adreno 506 @ 0.65 GHz
125 (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 7580 Samsung Exynos 7580
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
879 (50%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1775 (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 7580 Samsung Exynos 7580
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
294 (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 7580 Samsung Exynos 7580
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
941 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 7580 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
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