Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228, comparison of GPUs Mali-400 MP4 and Adreno 306.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 4 Quad 4412 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A9) and Snapdragon 400 MSM8228 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, Vellamo, GeekBench 6, 5, AnTuTu 8, 3DMark, Neocore, GFXBench, PCMark, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite etc.

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chipset is better to buy Exynos 4 Quad 4412 or Snapdragon 400 MSM8228 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Snapdragon 400 MSM8228

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

Exynos 4 Quad 4412

20%

Snapdragon 400 MSM8228

27%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 4 Quad 4412

Snapdragon 400 MSM8228

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 4 Quad 4412	Snapdragon 400 MSM8228
Total score	19529	23111
CPU	5465	6481
GPU	7428	8783
MEM	3127	3690
UX	3525	4161

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 4 Quad 4412	Snapdragon 400 MSM8228
Single-Core	51	61
Multi-Core	238	282

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 4 Quad 4412	Snapdragon 400 MSM8228
Frequency	1400 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.4-1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A9	4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR2	LPDDR2/3
Max. Memory	1 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	533	533
Memory bandwidth	7	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2 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 Snapdragon 400 MSM8228 is 12% better than Exynos 4 Quad 4412 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-400 MP4	Adreno 306
GPU Frequency	440 MHz	400 MHz
GFloPS	15.88	21.6
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		24
Display	1440 x 900 pixels	1280 x 800 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	4.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	13.5	16.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	7.8	10.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	5.4	9.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	9.9	13.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	17.1	21.2
Real Racing 3	11.7	13.4
Sniper 3D	17.2	17.1
Need for Speed No Limits	9.4	19.3
Mortal Kombat X	11.3	15.5
CSR Racing 2	9.4	11.8

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	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon LTE modem
Download speed	42 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	11 MBit/s.	50 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: 10
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228 is better: 26
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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.

Snapdragon 400 MSM8228 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 400 MSM8228 specs and review.