Samsung Exynos 7420
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 435

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Samsung Exynos 7420 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 14 nm (14 nm vs 28 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 2100 MHz (2100 MHz vs 1400 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: February 2016 (April 2015 vs February 2016)

Basic

Samsung
Label Name
Qualcomm
April 2015
Launch Date
February 2016
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Low end
Samsung
Manufacturing
Samsung
Exynos 7420
Model Name
MSM8940
4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A57
4x 1.5 GHz – Cortex-A53
Architecture
8x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53
8
Cores
8
14 nm
Technology
28 nm
2100 MHz
Frequency
1400 MHz
2
Transistor count
1

GPU Specifications

Mali-T760 MP8
GPU name
Adreno 505
772 MHz
GPU frequency
450 MHz
0.1976 TFLOPS
FLOPS
0.0432 TFLOPS
16
Shading units
48
8
Execution units
1
1.2
OpenCL version
2.0
1.0
Vulkan version
1.0
2560 x 1440
Max display resolution
1920 x 1200
11
DirectX version
11

Connectivity

Up to 450 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 300 Mbps
LTE Cat. 6
4G support
LTE Cat. 7
No
5G support
No
4.1
Bluetooth
4.1
4
Wi-Fi
5
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

Memory Specifications

LPDDR4
Memory type
LPDDR3
-
Memory frequency
800 MHz
2x 32 Bit
Memory Bus
1x 32 Bit

Miscellaneous

512 KB
L2 Cache
-
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 24MP, 2x 16MP
Max camera resolution
1x 21MP
eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0
Storage type
eMMC 5.1
4K at 30FPS
Video capture
1K at 30FPS
H.264, H.265
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8
4K at 30FPS
Video playback
1080p at 60FPS
7 W
TDP
4 W
ARMv8-A
Instruction set
ARMv8-A
No
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 536

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Exynos 7420
195 +38%
Snapdragon 435
141
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Exynos 7420
840 +35%
Snapdragon 435
620
FP32 (float)
Exynos 7420
193 +339%
Snapdragon 435
44
AnTuTu 10
Exynos 7420
209262 +80%
Snapdragon 435
116204