Intel Core i5-10400H vs Samsung Exynos 7872

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-10400H CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 7872
Intel Core i5-10400H Samsung Exynos 7872

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-10400H 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 Core i5-10400H has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-10400H was released in Q2/2020.

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 Core i5 (331) Family Samsung Exynos (46)
Intel Core i 10000H (11) CPU group Samsung Exynos 7872/7884/7885/7904 (4)
10 Generation 2
Comet Lake H Architecture Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-10400H has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-10400H is 2.60 GHz (4.60 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 Core i5-10400H Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7872
4 Cores 6
8 Threads 6
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz (4.60 GHz) A-Core 2.00 GHz
2x Cortex-A73
-- B-Core 1.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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 i5-10400H Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7872
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-10400H 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU ARM Mali-G71 MP1
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.95 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation Bifrost 1
14 nm Technology 16 nm
3 Max. displays 1
24 Compute units 1
192 Shader 16
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 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 UHD Graphics 630 GPU ARM Mali-G71 MP1
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-10400H can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 46.9 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 Core i5-10400H Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7872
DDR4-2933 Memory LPDDR3-933
128 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
46.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-10400H is 45 W, 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 Core i5-10400H Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7872
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-10400H is manufactured in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 7872 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-10400H Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7872
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1440 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2020 Release date Q1/2018
250 $ 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 i5-10400H Intel Core i5-10400H
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
ARM Mali-G71 MP1 @ 0.95 GHz
32 (8%)

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 i5-10400H Intel Core i5-10400H
4C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
1219 (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 Core i5-10400H Intel Core i5-10400H
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
4744 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 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 i5-10400H Intel Core i5-10400H
4C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
1490 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 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 i5-10400H Intel Core i5-10400H
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
4723 (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 Core i5-10400H Intel Core i5-10400H
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
8775 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-10400H Samsung Exynos 7872
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