Intel Atom C3808 vs Samsung Exynos 5430

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Intel Atom C3808 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 5430
Intel Atom C3808 Samsung Exynos 5430

CPU comparison

Intel Atom C3808 or Samsung Exynos 5430 - 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 C3808 has 12 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom C3808 was released in Q3/2017.

The Samsung Exynos 5430 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 5430 was released in Q3/2014.
Intel Atom (108) Family Samsung Exynos (46)
Intel Atom C3000 (20) CPU group Samsung Exynos 5430 (1)
5 Generation 4
Denverton Architecture Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom C3808 is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The Samsung Exynos 5430 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz.

Intel Atom C3808 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5430
12 Cores 8
12 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz A-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
-- B-Core 1.40 GHz
4x Cortex-A7

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Atom C3808 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5430
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP6
GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
-- GPU Generation Midgard 2
Technology 32nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 96
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-T628 MP6
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 C3808 supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 5430 can connect up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels.

Intel Atom C3808 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5430
DDR4-2133 Memory LPDDR3e-1066
256 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
12.00 MB L2 Cache 2.50 MB
-- L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Atom C3808 has a TDP of 25 W, that of the Samsung Exynos 5430 is --.

Intel Atom C3808 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5430
25 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom C3808 has a 12.00 MB cache, while the Samsung Exynos 5430 cache has a total of 2.50 MB.

Intel Atom C3808 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5430
14 nm Technology 20 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
Q3/2017 Release date Q3/2014
369 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom C3808 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5430 (57%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom C3808 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5430 (18%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Atom C3808 Intel Atom C3808
12C 12T @ 2.00 GHz
306 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5430 Samsung Exynos 5430
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
175 (57%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Atom C3808 Intel Atom C3808
12C 12T @ 2.00 GHz
3067 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5430 Samsung Exynos 5430
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
553 (18%)

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 C3808 Intel Atom C3808
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 5430 Samsung Exynos 5430
ARM Mali-T628 MP6 @ 0.60 GHz
115 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom C3808 Samsung Exynos 5430
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