Samsung Exynos 7880 vs Samsung Exynos 7420

Let's find out which one of Samsung Exynos 7880 and Samsung Exynos 7420 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Samsung Exynos 7880 Samsung Exynos 7420
• Family
  Samsung Exynos Samsung Exynos
• CPU group
  Samsung Exynos 7570/7870/7880 Samsung Exynos 7420
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  1 1

In this block we are going to compare Samsung Exynos 7880 vs Samsung Exynos 7420 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 8 / 8
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Samsung Exynos 7880 and Samsung Exynos 7420 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-T830 MP3 ARM Mali-T760 MP8
• GPU frequency
  0.60 GHz 0.70 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.60 GHz 0.77 GHz
• Execution units
  3 8
• Shader
  48 128
• Max. displays
  2 2
• Generation
  Midgard 4 Midgard 3
• Direct X
  11 11
• Technology
  28nm 28nm
• Release date
  Q4/2015 Q4/2013

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Samsung Exynos 7880 and Samsung Exynos 7420. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between Samsung Exynos 7880 and Samsung Exynos 7420 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
  LPDDR4-1600 LPDDR4-1600
• ECC
  No No
• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Samsung Exynos 7880 or Samsung Exynos 7420? 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 7880 and Samsung Exynos 7420 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• L2-Cache
  2.00 MB 0.51 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A53 Cortex-A57 / Cortex-A53
• Operating systems
  Android Android
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Release date
  Q1/2017 Q2/2015