Intel Atom C3558R vs Samsung Exynos 5250

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Intel Atom C3558R CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 5250
Intel Atom C3558R Samsung Exynos 5250

CPU comparison

Intel Atom C3558R or Samsung Exynos 5250 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Atom C3558R has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom C3558R was released in Q2/2020.

The Samsung Exynos 5250 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 5250 was released in Q4/2011.
Intel Atom (108) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Intel Atom C3000 (20) CPU group Samsung Exynos 5250 (1)
5 Generation 2
Denverton Architecture Cortex-A15
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom C3558R has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom C3558R is 2.40 GHz while the Samsung Exynos 5250 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 5250 is at 1.70 GHz.

Intel Atom C3558R Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5250
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 1.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 C3558R Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5250
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Atom C3558R or Samsung Exynos 5250 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-T604 MP4
GPU frequency 0.53 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.53 GHz
-- GPU Generation Midgard 1
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-T604 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

The Intel Atom C3558R can use up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The Samsung Exynos 5250 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Atom C3558R Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5250
DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR3-800
256 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
8.00 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
19.7 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Atom C3558R is 17 W, while the Samsung Exynos 5250 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Atom C3558R Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5250
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom C3558R is manufactured in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 5250 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Intel Atom C3558R Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5250
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 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 Q4/2011
96 $ 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 C3558R Intel Atom C3558R
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 5250 Samsung Exynos 5250
ARM Mali-T604 MP4 @ 0.53 GHz
17 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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