Intel Atom Z3580 vs Samsung Exynos 7872

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Intel Atom Z3580 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 7872
Intel Atom Z3580 Samsung Exynos 7872

CPU comparison

Intel Atom Z3580 or Samsung Exynos 7872 - 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 Z3580 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.33 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3580 was released in Q2/2014.

The Samsung Exynos 7872 has 6 cores with 6 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 7872 was released in Q1/2018.
Intel Atom (108) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Intel Atom Z3500 (3) CPU group Samsung Exynos 7872/7884/7885/7904 (4)
5 Generation 2
Moorefield Architecture Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom Z3580 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom Z3580 is 2.33 GHz while the Samsung Exynos 7872 has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 7872 is at 2.00 GHz.

Intel Atom Z3580 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7872
4 Cores 6
4 Threads 6
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.33 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 Z3580 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7872
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Atom Z3580 or Samsung Exynos 7872 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.

PowerVR G6430 GPU ARM Mali-G71 MP1
0.46 GHz GPU frequency 0.95 GHz
0.53 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
-- GPU Generation Bifrost 1
28 nm Technology 16 nm
2 Max. displays 1
16 Compute units 1
128 Shader 16
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10 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.

PowerVR G6430 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

The Intel Atom Z3580 can use up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s. The Samsung Exynos 7872 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Atom Z3580 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7872
LPDDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR3-933
4 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache 2.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Atom Z3580 is --, while the Samsung Exynos 7872 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Atom Z3580 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7872
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom Z3580 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 7872 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Atom Z3580 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7872
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
MMX, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, ISA extensions --
FC-MB5T1064 Socket --
Intel VT-x Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Android
Q2/2014 Release date Q1/2018
-- 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 Z3580 Intel Atom Z3580
PowerVR G6430 @ 0.53 GHz
136 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
ARM Mali-G71 MP1 @ 0.95 GHz
32 (23%)

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 Z3580 Intel Atom Z3580
4C 4T @ 2.33 GHz
182 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 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 Z3580 Intel Atom Z3580
4C 4T @ 2.33 GHz
634 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Z3580 Intel Atom Z3580
4C 4T @ 2.33 GHz
837 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom Z3580 Samsung Exynos 7872
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