| Name: | Samsung Exynos 5420 |
| Family: | Samsung Exynos |
| Group: | Samsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800 |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 3 |
Samsung Exynos 5420 Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The Samsung Exynos 5420 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2013 and belongs to the 3 generation of the Samsung Exynos series.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Samsung Exynos 5420 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the A-Core is 1.9 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: | 8 |
| Threads: | 8 |
| Cores A: | 4x Cortex-A15 |
| Cores B: | 4x Cortex-A7 |
| Core architecture: | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Hyperthreading: | No |
| Overclocking: | No |
| A-Core Frequency: | 1.9 GHz |
| B-Core Frequency: | 1.3 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Samsung Exynos 5420 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Samsung Exynos 5420 uses the ARM Mali-T628 MP6, which has 96 texture shaders and 6 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.53 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | -- |
| Execution units: | 6 |
| Shaders: | 96 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 0 bytes |
| Max. displays: | -- |
| Generation: | Midgard 2 |
| Direct X: | 11 |
| Technology: | 32 nm |
| Release date: | Q4/2012 |
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: | LPDDR3e-933 |
| 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 5420 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: | Q3/2013 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmarks
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
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Samsung Exynos 5422
8C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
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102
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AMD Sempron 2650
2C 2T @ 1.45 GHz
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102
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Samsung Exynos 5420
8C 8T @ 1.9 GHz
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102
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AMD A6-1450
4C 4T @ 1.0 GHz
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102
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AMD E1-2500
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
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102
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