Intel Atom Z3736F vs Samsung Exynos 5260

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Intel Atom Z3736F CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 5260
Intel Atom Z3736F Samsung Exynos 5260

CPU comparison

Intel Atom Z3736F or Samsung Exynos 5260 - 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 Z3736F has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.16 GHz. Up to 2 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3736F was released in Q2/2014.

The Samsung Exynos 5260 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 5260 was released in Q1/2014.
Intel Atom (108) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Intel Atom Z3700 (16) CPU group Samsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800 (5)
4 Generation 3
Bay Trail Architecture Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom Z3736F is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.33 GHz (2.16 GHz). The Samsung Exynos 5260 has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz.

Intel Atom Z3736F Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5260
4 Cores 6
4 Threads 6
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.33 GHz (2.16 GHz) A-Core 1.50 GHz
2x Cortex-A15
-- B-Core 1.30 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 Z3736F Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5260
-- 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.

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) GPU ARM Mali-T624 MP4
0.31 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation Midgard 2
22 nm Technology 32nm
2 Max. displays 1
4 Compute units 4
32 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.2 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.

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) GPU ARM Mali-T624 MP4
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom Z3736F supports a maximum of 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 5260 can connect up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels.

Intel Atom Z3736F Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5260
DDR3L-1333 Memory LPDDR3-800
2 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 0
10.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.50 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Atom Z3736F has a TDP of 4 W, that of the Samsung Exynos 5260 is --.

Intel Atom Z3736F Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5260
4 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom Z3736F has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Samsung Exynos 5260 cache has a total of 2.50 MB.

Intel Atom Z3736F Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5260
22 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
BGA 592 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Android
Q2/2014 Release date Q1/2014
20 $ 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 Z3736F Intel Atom Z3736F
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.65 GHz
41 (54%)
Samsung Exynos 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
ARM Mali-T624 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (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 Z3736F Intel Atom Z3736F
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
209 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.50 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 Z3736F Intel Atom Z3736F
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
584 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.50 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 Z3736F Intel Atom Z3736F
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
502 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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