Samsung Exynos 5422

Samsung Exynos 5422
Benchmarks & Specs

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The Samsung Exynos 5422 represented a notable advancement in the mobile processor world at its time. Its architecture was particularly noteworthy, as it was based on the innovative big.LITTLE configuration. This meant it combined powerful Cortex-A15 cores for compute-intensive tasks. At the same time, there were energy-efficient Cortex-A7 cores.

These kept power consumption low in everyday use. This clever combination enabled the Samsung Exynos 5422 to achieve a balance. It combined high performance with excellent energy efficiency. This was crucial for the long battery life of mobile devices in which it was used. Manufacturing was carried out using the proven 28-nanometer process, which was state-of-the-art at the time.

The Samsung Exynos 5422 also had something to offer in terms of graphics: the integrated ARM Mali-T628 MP6 graphics unit was quite powerful for its time. It ensured a solid display of applications and games. This significantly improved the multimedia capabilities of the devices. We ourselves have experienced how smoothly many applications ran on systems with this chip.

The 3 MB Level 2 cache also contributed to fast data processing. Overall, the Samsung Exynos 5422 offered a reliable and versatile basis for a good user experience in a wide range of devices.
  • big.LITTLE Architecture (Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7)
  • Good balance of performance and energy efficiency
  • Integrated ARM Mali-T628 MP6 graphics
  • 3 MB Level-2 cache

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 Helio X20
ARM Mali-T880 MP4
106
Samsung Exynos 5420
ARM Mali-T628 MP6
102
Samsung Exynos 5422
ARM Mali-T628 MP6
102
MediaTek Helio P70
ARM Mali-G72 MP3
100
UNISOC T616
ARM Mali-G57 MP1
96

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilySamsung Exynos (49)
CPU groupSamsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800 (5)
ArchitectureCortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Technology28 nm
SegmentSmartphone / Tablet
Socket
Generation3
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads8 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturehybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1: 4x Cortex-A15
2.10 GHz
Core Cluster 2: 4x Cortex-A7
1.40 GHz
L2-Cache2.50 MB
L3-Cache
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameARM Mali-T628 MP6
GPU frequency0.53 GHz
CUs / Shader6 / 96
Raytracing
Max. displays1
Max. GPU Memory
Technology32nm
Release dateQ4/2012

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
LPDDR3e-933
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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 dateQ1/2014
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
Samsung Exynos 5422
Samsung Exynos 5422
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