Samsung Exynos 3250

Samsung Exynos 3250
Benchmarks & Specs

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The Samsung Exynos 3250 was a mobile processor based on the Cortex-A7 architecture. It was manufactured using the 28-nanometer process. This combination aimed for remarkable energy efficiency, which was of great importance for mobile devices at the time. Its design enabled consistently reliable performance without neglecting energy consumption.

We observed how this chip laid the foundation for many practical devices that relied on long battery life. The integrated ARM Mali-400 MP2 graphics unit supported basic visual representations and ensured smooth display of content. A particularly positive aspect was its integration capability: the Samsung Exynos 3250 integrated well into compact designs.

It was thus an important building block for smaller, portable technology. Its power management was always focused on efficiency. Thus, it could reliably perform its tasks with low power consumption. This processor showed how well efficiency and practical applicability can be combined and provided a solid foundation for its device class.

  • High energy efficiency
  • Reliable performance for intended purpose
  • Compact integration
  • Basic graphics performance

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
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In segment Smartphone / Tablet
Multi-core performance
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In segment Smartphone / Tablet
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

MediaTek MT8382
ARM Mali-400 MP2
9
MediaTek MT8125
PowerVR SGX544
8
Samsung Exynos 3250
ARM Mali-400 MP2
8
MediaTek MT6582M
ARM Mali-400 MP2
7
MediaTek MT6731
PowerVR GE8100
6

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilySamsung Exynos (49)
CPU groupSamsung Exynos 3200 (1)
ArchitectureCortex-A7
Technology28 nm
SegmentSmartphone / Tablet
Socket
Generation3
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 2
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 2x Cortex-A7
Frequency: 1.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):
L2-Cache
L3-Cache
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameARM Mali-400 MP2
GPU frequency0.45 GHz
CUs / Shader2 / 32
Raytracing
Max. displays1
Max. GPU Memory
Technology28nm
Release dateQ2/2008

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
LPDDR2-400
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PropertyValue
Max. Memory
Memory channels0
ECC
PCIe
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip design
AES-NI
Operating systemsAndroid
Instruction setArmv7-A (32 bit)
ISA extensions
Release date2014
Release price
Documents
Samsung Exynos 3250
Samsung Exynos 3250
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