Intel Atom D2500 vs Samsung Exynos 980

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Intel Atom D2500 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 980
Intel Atom D2500 Samsung Exynos 980

CPU comparison

Intel Atom D2500 or Samsung Exynos 980 - 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 D2500 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.86 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom D2500 was released in Q3/2011.

The Samsung Exynos 980 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 980 was released in Q4/2019.
Intel Atom (108) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Intel Atom D2000 (4) CPU group Samsung Exynos 980 (1)
1 Generation 4
Cedarview Architecture Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom D2500 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom D2500 is 1.86 GHz while the Samsung Exynos 980 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 980 is at 2.20 GHz.

Intel Atom D2500 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 980
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.86 GHz A-Core 2.20 GHz
2x Cortex-A77
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz
6x Cortex-A55

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 D2500 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 980
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Atom D2500 or Samsung Exynos 980 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.

Intel GMA 3600 GPU ARM Mali-G76 MP5
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.72 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.72 GHz
-- GPU Generation Bifrost 3
65 nm Technology 7 nm
2 Max. displays 2
4 Compute units 5
32 Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 12

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.

Intel GMA 3600 GPU ARM Mali-G76 MP5
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom D2500 can use up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 8.6 GB/s. The Samsung Exynos 980 supports up to 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Atom D2500 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 980
DDR3-1066 Memory LPDDR4X-1866
4 GB Max. Memory 12 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
8.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
1.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Atom D2500 is 10 W, while the Samsung Exynos 980 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Atom D2500 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 980
10 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom D2500 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 980 is manufactured in 8 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Atom D2500 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 980
32 nm Technology 8 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE3 ISA extensions --
BGA 559 Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2011 Release date Q4/2019
50 $ 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 D2500 Intel Atom D2500
Intel GMA 3600 @ 0.40 GHz
26 (10%)
Samsung Exynos 980 Samsung Exynos 980
ARM Mali-G76 MP5 @ 0.72 GHz
260 (100%)

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 D2500 Intel Atom D2500
2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz
111 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 980 Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 D2500 Intel Atom D2500
2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz
204 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 980 Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Atom D2500 Intel Atom D2500
2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 980 Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
330665 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Atom D2500 Intel Atom D2500
2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz
233 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 980 Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom D2500 Samsung Exynos 980
Unknown Unknown

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