MediaTek MT8732 vs Samsung Exynos 5410

Let's find out which one of Samsung Exynos 5410 and MediaTek MT8732 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Samsung Exynos 5410 MediaTek MT8732
• Family
  Samsung Exynos Mediatek MT-Serie
• CPU group
  Samsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800 MediaTek MT87xx A53
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  3 1

In this block we are going to compare Samsung Exynos 5410 vs MediaTek MT8732 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
  8 / 8 4 / 4
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Samsung Exynos 5410 and MediaTek MT8732 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  PowerVR SGX544 MP3 ARM Mali-T760 MP2
• GPU frequency
  0.53 GHz 0.50 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.53 GHz 0.50 GHz
• Execution units
  6 2
• Shader
  12 32
• Max. displays
  1 2
• Generation
  Midgard 3
• Direct X
  10.1 11
• Technology
  45nm 28nm
• Release date
  Q1/2010 Q4/2013

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Samsung Exynos 5410 and MediaTek MT8732. 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
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between Samsung Exynos 5410 and MediaTek MT8732 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
  LPDDR3-800 LPDDR3-800
• Memory channels
  0 1 (Single Channel)
• Bandwidth
  -- 6.4 GB/s
• ECC
  No No
• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Samsung Exynos 5410 or MediaTek MT8732? 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 5410 and MediaTek MT8732 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  28 nm 28 nm
• Chip design
  Chiplet
• Socket
  AM1 N/A
• L2-Cache
  2.50 MB 0.51 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7 Cortex-A53
• Operating systems
  Android Android
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv7-A32 (32 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Release date
  Q2/2013 Q4/2014