Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412 vs MediaTek MT6572A

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412 vs MediaTek MT6572A, speed examination of GPUs Mali-400 MP4 and PowerVR SGX531.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 4 Quad 4412 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A9) and MT6572A is dual-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests such as PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, Geekbench, Octane V2, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, AnTuTu 8, Vellamo, PCMark, GFXBench, and how good the chipsets are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Real Racing 3 etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy Exynos 4 Quad 4412 or MT6572A and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2, CSR Racing 2.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Exynos 4 Quad 4412

MT6572A

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Exynos 4 Quad 4412

20%

MT6572A

22%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 4 Quad 4412

MT6572A

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Exynos 4 Quad 4412	MT6572A
Total score	19529	12412
CPU	5465	3473
GPU	7428	4726
MEM	3127	1991
UX	3525	2238

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Exynos 4 Quad 4412	MT6572A
Single-Core	51	32
Multi-Core	238	151

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 4 Quad 4412	MT6572A
Frequency	1400 MHz	1200 MHz
Cores	4	2
Bit	32	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.4-1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A9	2x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR2	LPDDR2
Max. Memory	1 Gb	1 Gb
Memory Frequency	533	266
Memory bandwidth	7	4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Exynos 4 Quad 4412 is 14% better than MT6572A in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 4 Quad 4412 has -2 more core than MT6572A. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-400 MP4	PowerVR SGX531
GPU Frequency	440 MHz	216 MHz
GFloPS	15.88	2.24
# of Cores	4	1
# of Shader Units
Display	1440 x 900 pixels	960 x 540 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	2.4	2.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	13.5	8.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	7.8	4.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	5.4	3.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	9.9	6.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	17.1	11.2
Real Racing 3	11.7	5.6
Sniper 3D	17.2	9.9
Need for Speed No Limits	9.4	6.3
Mortal Kombat X	11.3	7.2
CSR Racing 2	9.4	6.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly.
Due to the low performance of the processors, the results of the gaming tests are calculated by analogy with other more powerful CPUs from the site database. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	8 MP	5 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	HD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Upload speed	11 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412 is better: 35
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6572A is better: 0
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Exynos 4 Quad 4412 and MT6572A, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Exynos 4 Quad 4412 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Exynos 4 Quad 4412 specs and review.

MT6572A SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark

• MT6572A specs and review.