Google Tensor vs Samsung Exynos 5430. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  Google Tensor Samsung Exynos 5430
• Family
  Google Tensor Samsung Exynos
• Generation
  1 4
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• A-Core
  2x Cortex-X1 4x Cortex-A15
• B-Core
  2x Cortex-A76 4x Cortex-A7
• Base Frequency
  2.8 GHz 1.4 GHz
• C-Core
  4x Cortex-A55 -
• Core architecture
  hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• CPU Cores
  8 8
• CPU Threads
  8 8
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  No turbo 2 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
  No turbo 2 GHz

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  12 11
• Execution units
  20 6
• Generation
  Vallhall 2 Midgard 2
• GPU Frequency
  760 MHz 600 MHz
• GPU name
  ARM Mali-G78 MP20 ARM Mali-T628 MP6
• GPU Turbo
  No turbo 600 MHz
• Max. displays
  1 1
• Release date
  Q4/2021 Q4/2012
• Shader
  320 96
• Technology
  5 nm 32nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  Decode No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Conflicting source values: Decode / Encode | No
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  Decode / Encode No
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Samsung Exynos 5430 and Google Tensor. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Max. Memory
  12 GB -
• Memory channels
  2 0
• Memory type
  LPDDR5-5500 LPDDR3e-1066

• AES-NI
  No No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Google Tensor and Samsung Exynos 5430 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  10 W -

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Google Tensor and Samsung Exynos 5430, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  - Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv7-A32 (32 bit)
• L2-Cache
  8 MB 2.5 MB
• Release date
  Q4/2021 Q3/2014
• Technology
  5 nm 20 nm
• Virtualization
  None None