Samsung Exynos 5260 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Samsung Exynos 5260 features 6 processor cores and has the capability to manage 6 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2014 and belongs to the 3 generation of the Samsung Exynos series.
Name: Samsung Exynos 5260
Family: Samsung Exynos
Group: Samsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 5260 has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the A-Core is 1.5 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator. Processors with hybrid (big.LITTLE) architecture strike a balance between performance and power efficiency, making them ideal for mobile devices.
CPU Cores: 6
Threads: 6
Cores A: 2x Cortex-A15
Cores B: 4x Cortex-A7
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 1.5 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 1.3 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Samsung Exynos 5260 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Samsung Exynos 5260 uses the ARM Mali-T624 MP4, which has 64 texture shaders and 4 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: ARM Mali-T624 MP4
GPU frequency: 0.6 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 4
Shaders: 64
Max. GPU Memory: 0 bytes
Max. displays: --
Generation: Midgard 2
Direct X: 11
Technology: 32 nm
Release date: Q3/2012

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.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: No
VC-1: No
JPEG: No

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: LPDDR3-800
Max. Memory: 0 bytes
Memory channels: --
Bandwidth: --
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: No

Thermal Management

TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): None
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 5260 is manufactured using a 28 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 28 nm
Chip design: --
Socket:
L2-Cache: 2.5 MB
L3-Cache: 0 bytes
Architecture: Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Operating systems: Android
Virtualization: None
Instruction set (ISA): ARMv7-A32 (32 bit)
ISA extensions:
Release date: Q1/2014
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD E1-2100
2C 2T @ 1.0 GHz
77
77
AMD A4-1350
4C 4T @ 1.0 GHz
77
77
Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.5 GHz
77
77
Intel Celeron 847
2C 2T @ 1.1 GHz
77
77
Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.2 GHz
77
77

All benchmarks for Samsung Exynos 5260