Intel Core i3-3130M vs Samsung Exynos 5420

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-3130M CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 5420
Intel Core i3-3130M Samsung Exynos 5420

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-3130M or Samsung Exynos 5420 - 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 Core i3-3130M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-3130M was released in Q1/2013.

The Samsung Exynos 5420 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 5420 was released in Q3/2013.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Intel Core i 3000M (29) CPU group Samsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800 (5)
3 Generation 3
Ivy Bridge H Architecture Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-3130M has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-3130M is 2.60 GHz while the Samsung Exynos 5420 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 5420 is at 1.90 GHz.

Intel Core i3-3130M Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5420
2 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz A-Core 1.90 GHz
4x 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 Core i3-3130M Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5420
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-3130M or Samsung Exynos 5420 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 HD Graphics 4000 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP6
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.53 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation Midgard 2
22 nm Technology 32nm
3 Max. displays 1
16 Compute units 6
128 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.0 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 4000 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP6
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 Core i3-3130M can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Samsung Exynos 5420 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i3-3130M Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5420
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR3e-933
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.50 MB
3.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-3130M is 35 W, while the Samsung Exynos 5420 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i3-3130M Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5420
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-3130M is manufactured in 22 nm and has 3.00 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 5420 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 2.50 MB cache.

Intel Core i3-3130M Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5420
22 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions --
PGA 988 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2013 Release date Q3/2013
-- 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 Core i3-3130M Intel Core i3-3130M
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz
282 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5420 Samsung Exynos 5420
ARM Mali-T628 MP6 @ 0.53 GHz
102 (36%)

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 Core i3-3130M Intel Core i3-3130M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
536 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5420 Samsung Exynos 5420
8C 8T @ 1.90 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 Core i3-3130M Intel Core i3-3130M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1183 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5420 Samsung Exynos 5420
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i3-3130M Intel Core i3-3130M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
506 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5420 Samsung Exynos 5420
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i3-3130M Intel Core i3-3130M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1058 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5420 Samsung Exynos 5420
8C 8T @ 1.90 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 Core i3-3130M Intel Core i3-3130M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1896 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5420 Samsung Exynos 5420
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-3130M Samsung Exynos 5420
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