Samsung Exynos 3250 vs Samsung Exynos 4412

Let's find out which one of Samsung Exynos 3250 and Samsung Exynos 4412 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 4412
• Family
  Samsung Exynos Samsung Exynos
• CPU group
  Samsung Exynos 3200 Samsung Exynos 4412
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  3 2

In this block we are going to compare Samsung Exynos 3250 vs Samsung Exynos 4412 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  2 / 2 4 / 4
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Cores
  2x Cortex-A7 4x Cortex-A9
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Frequency
  1.00 GHz 1.60 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Samsung Exynos 3250 and Samsung Exynos 4412 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-400 MP2 ARM Mali-400 MP4
• GPU frequency
  0.45 GHz 0.44 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 0.44 GHz
• Execution units
  2 4
• Shader
  32 64
• Max. displays
  1 1
• Generation
  Utgard Utgard
• Technology
  28nm 28nm
• Release date
  Q2/2008 Q2/2008

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Samsung Exynos 3250 and Samsung Exynos 4412. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between Samsung Exynos 3250 and Samsung Exynos 4412 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR2-400 LPDDR2-400
• ECC
  No No
• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Samsung Exynos 3250 or Samsung Exynos 4412? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Samsung Exynos 3250 and Samsung Exynos 4412 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  28 nm 32 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• L2-Cache
  -- 1.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A7 Cortex-A9
• Operating systems
  Android Android
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv7-A32 (32 bit) ARMv7-A32 (32 bit)
• Release date
  2014 Q2/2012