Samsung Exynos 7580 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 626

Let's find out which one of Samsung Exynos 7580 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Samsung Exynos 7580 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
• Family
  Samsung Exynos Qualcomm Snapdragon
• CPU group
  Samsung Exynos 7578/7580 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625/626
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  1 3

In this block we are going to compare Samsung Exynos 7580 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 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.

• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Overclocking
  No No
• Frequency
  1.60 GHz 2.20 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Samsung Exynos 7580 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-T720 MP2 Qualcomm Adreno 506
• GPU frequency
  0.65 GHz 0.65 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.65 GHz 0.65 GHz
• Execution units
  2 0
• Shader
  32 96
• Max. displays
  2 0
• Generation
  Midgard 3 5
• Technology
  28nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2013 Q4/2015

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Samsung Exynos 7580 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 626. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between Samsung Exynos 7580 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 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
  LPDDR3-933 LPDDR3-933
• Memory channels
  0 1
• ECC
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Samsung Exynos 7580 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 626? 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 7580 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  28 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• L2-Cache
  2.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Cortex-A53 Cortex-A53
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Release date
  Q2/2015 Q4/2016
• Part Number
  -- MSM8953 Pro