Intel Atom C3436L vs Samsung Exynos 7872

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Atom C3436L CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 7872
Intel Atom C3436L Samsung Exynos 7872

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Atom C3436L and the Samsung Exynos 7872 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Atom C3436L 4 core processor released in Q2/2020 with the Samsung Exynos 7872 which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2018.
Intel Atom (108) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Intel Atom C3000 (20) CPU group Samsung Exynos 7872/7884/7885/7904 (4)
5 Generation 2
Denverton Architecture Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom C3436L is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.30 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Samsung Exynos 7872 clocks with 2.00 GHz, has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel.

Intel Atom C3436L Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7872
4 Cores 6
4 Threads 6
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz A-Core 2.00 GHz
2x Cortex-A73
-- B-Core 1.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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.

Intel Atom C3436L Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7872
-- 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-G71 MP1
GPU frequency 0.95 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
-- GPU Generation Bifrost 1
Technology 16 nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 1
-- Shader 16
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- 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-G71 MP1
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 256 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Intel Atom C3436L, while the Samsung Exynos 7872 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Intel Atom C3436L Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7872
DDR4-1866 Memory LPDDR3-933
256 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 0
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
8.00 MB L2 Cache 2.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
10 PCIe lanes --
9.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Atom C3436L has a TDP of 10.75 W. The TDP of the Samsung Exynos 7872 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Atom C3436L Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7872
10.75 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom C3436L has 8.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Samsung Exynos 7872 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Atom C3436L Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7872
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1310 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2020 Release date Q1/2018
64 $ 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.
Intel Atom C3436L Intel Atom C3436L
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
ARM Mali-G71 MP1 @ 0.95 GHz
32 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom C3436L Samsung Exynos 7872
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