Samsung Exynos 7870
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
Samsung Exynos 7870
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425

Which to select

It is time to pick the winner. What is the difference between Samsung Exynos 7870 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 425? What CPU is more powerful? It is quite easy to determine – look at comparison table. The processor with more cores/ threads and also with higher frequency is the absolute winner!

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Who will win between Samsung Exynos 7870 vs  Qualcomm Snapdragon 425. The general performance of a CPU can easily be determined based on the number of its cores and the thread count, as well as the base frequency and Turbo frequency. The more GHz and cores a CPU has, the better. Please note that high technical specs require using a powerful cooling system.

1.60 GHz
Frequency
1.40 GHz
8
CPU Cores
4
1.60 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
1.40 GHz
No
Hyperthreading
No
No
Overclocking
No
no data
Turbo (4 Cores)
1.40 GHz
1.60 GHz
Turbo (8 Cores)
no data
normal
Core architecture
normal
--
A core
--
--
B core
--
--
C core
--

CPU generation and family

Samsung Exynos 7870
Name
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
Mobile
Segment
Mobile
Samsung Exynos 7000
CPU group
Qualcomm Snapdragon 420
Samsung Exynos
Family
Qualcomm Snapdragon
7
Generation
2
--
Predecessor
--
--
Successor
--

Internal Graphics

Some manufacturers complement their CPUs with graphic chips, such a solution being especially popular in laptops. The higher the clock frequency of a GPU is and the bigger its memory, the better. Find a winner - Samsung Exynos 7870 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 425. 

ARM Mali-T830 MP1
GPU name
Qualcomm Adreno 308
0.60 GHz
GPU frequency
0.50 GHz
0.60 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
0.50 GHz
Midgard 4
Generation
3
11
DirectX Version
11
1
Execution units
0
16
Shader
24
2
Max. displays
0
28nm
Technology
28 nm
Q4/2015
Release date
Q1/2016
--
Max. GPU Memory
--

Hardware codec support

Here we deal with specs that are used by some CPU manufacturers. These numbers are mainly technical and can be neglected for the purpose of the comparison analysis.

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

Memory & PCIe

These are memory standards supported by CPUs. The higher such standards, the better a CPU’s performance is.

LPDDR3-933
Memory type
LPDDR3-667
0
Memory channels
1
No
ECC
No

Encryption

Data encryption support

No
AES-NI
No

Memory & AMP; PCIe

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP), sometimes called thermal design point, is the maximum amount of heat generated by a computer chip or component (often a CPU, GPU or system on a chip) that the cooling system in a computer is designed to dissipate under any workload.

--
Tjunction max.
--
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
--
--
TDP (PL2)
--

Technical details

8
CPU Threads
4
--
L3-Cache
--
14 nm
Technology
28 nm
Cortex-A53
Architecture
Kryo
None
Virtualization
None
N/A
Socket
N/A
Q1/2016
Release date
Q3/2016
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
2.00 MB
L2-Cache
--
--
Part Number
MSM8917

Devices using this processor

You probably know already what devices use CPUs. These can be a desktop or a laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Unknown

Compatibility

Technologies and extensions

Virtualization technologies

Memory specs

Peripherals

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. Samsung Exynos 7870 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Samsung Exynos 7870 vs. Qualcomm Snapdragon 425