AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 vs Samsung Exynos 5260

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 5260
AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 Samsung Exynos 5260

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 and the Samsung Exynos 5260 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 8 core processor released in Q1/2018 with the Samsung Exynos 5260 which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2014.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
AMD EPYC Embedded 3000 (7) CPU group Samsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800 (5)
1 Generation 3
Snowy Owl (Zen) Architecture Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.10 GHz). The processor can compute 16 threads at the same time. The Samsung Exynos 5260 clocks with 1.50 GHz, has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel.

AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5260
8 Cores 6
16 Threads 6
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz (3.10 GHz) A-Core 1.50 GHz
2x Cortex-A15
-- B-Core 1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A7

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5260
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-T624 MP4
GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation Midgard 2
Technology 32nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 4
-- Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 11

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-T624 MP4
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 512 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD EPYC Embedded 3255, while the Samsung Exynos 5260 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5260
DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR3-800
512 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
4.00 MB L2 Cache 2.50 MB
16.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
32 PCIe lanes --
31.5 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP of the Samsung Exynos 5260 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5260
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
25 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 has 20.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Samsung Exynos 5260 is at 2.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5260
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions --
SP4r2 Socket --
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2018 Release date Q1/2014
-- Release price --
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 AMD EPYC Embedded 3255
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
ARM Mali-T624 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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