Intel Core i3-4170 vs Samsung Exynos 5260

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-4170 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 5260
Intel Core i3-4170 Samsung Exynos 5260

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i3-4170 and the Samsung Exynos 5260 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i3-4170 2 core processor released in Q1/2015 with the Samsung Exynos 5260 which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2014.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family Samsung Exynos (46)
Intel Core i 4000 (64) CPU group Samsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800 (5)
4 Generation 3
Haswell S Architecture Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-4170 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Samsung Exynos 5260 clocks with 1.50 GHz, has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i3-4170 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5260
2 Cores 6
4 Threads 6
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.70 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 Core i3-4170 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5260
-- 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.

Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU ARM Mali-T624 MP4
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7.5 GPU Generation Midgard 2
22 nm Technology 32nm
3 Max. displays 1
20 Compute units 4
160 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.1 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 4400 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

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i3-4170, while the Samsung Exynos 5260 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Intel Core i3-4170 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5260
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR3-800
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.50 MB
3.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i3-4170 has a TDP of 54 W. The TDP of the Samsung Exynos 5260 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i3-4170 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5260
54 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-4170 has 3.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of Samsung Exynos 5260 is at 2.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Core i3-4170 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, AVX2 ISA extensions --
LGA 1150 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2015 Release date Q1/2014
117 $ 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 i3-4170 Intel Core i3-4170
Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 1.15 GHz
368 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
ARM Mali-T624 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (21%)

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 i3-4170 Intel Core i3-4170
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
830 (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 Core i3-4170 Intel Core i3-4170
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1932 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.50 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 i3-4170 Intel Core i3-4170
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1140 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.50 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 i3-4170 Intel Core i3-4170
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
2394 (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 Core i3-4170 Intel Core i3-4170
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3585 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i3-4170 Intel Core i3-4170
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
899.1 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i3-4170 Intel Core i3-4170
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
342 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i3-4170 Intel Core i3-4170
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1003 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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