Intel Atom Z550 vs Samsung Exynos 5250

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Intel Atom Z550 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 5250
Intel Atom Z550 Samsung Exynos 5250

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Atom Z550 and the Samsung Exynos 5250 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Atom Z550 1 core processor released in Q2/2009 with the Samsung Exynos 5250 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2011.
Intel Atom (108) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Intel Atom Z500 (1) CPU group Samsung Exynos 5250 (1)
1 Generation 2
Silverthorne Architecture Cortex-A15
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom Z550 is a 1 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The processor can compute 1 threads at the same time. The Samsung Exynos 5250 clocks with 1.70 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Atom Z550 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5250
1 Cores 2
1 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 1.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Z550 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5250
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

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

Up to 2 GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the Intel Atom Z550, while the Samsung Exynos 5250 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Intel Atom Z550 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5250
Memory LPDDR3-800
2 GB Max. Memory
0 Memory channels 0
-- Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
0.50 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Atom Z550 has a TDP of 2.4 W. The TDP of the Samsung Exynos 5250 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Atom Z550 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5250
2.4 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom Z550 has 0.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Samsung Exynos 5250 is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Intel Atom Z550 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5250
45 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3 ISA extensions --
BGA 441 Socket --
Intel VT-x Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Operating systems Android
Q2/2009 Release date Q4/2011
-- 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 Z550 Intel Atom Z550
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 5250 Samsung Exynos 5250
ARM Mali-T604 MP4 @ 0.53 GHz
17 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom Z550 Samsung Exynos 5250
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