Intel Core i7-10710U vs Samsung Exynos 5420

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-10710U CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 5420
Intel Core i7-10710U Samsung Exynos 5420

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-10710U 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 i7-10710U has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-10710U was released in Q3/2019.

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 i7 (293) Family Samsung Exynos (46)
Intel Core i 10000U (5) CPU group Samsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800 (5)
10 Generation 3
Comet Lake U Architecture Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-10710U has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-10710U is 1.10 GHz (4.70 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 i7-10710U Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5420
6 Cores 8
12 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz (4.70 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 i7-10710U Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5420
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-10710U 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 UHD Graphics (Comet Lake) GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP6
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.53 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation Midgard 2
14 nm Technology 32nm
3 Max. displays 1
24 Compute units 6
192 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
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 (Comet Lake) GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP6
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
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 No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-10710U can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 45.8 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 i7-10710U Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5420
LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR3e-933
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
45.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.50 MB
12.00 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 i7-10710U is 15 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 i7-10710U Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5420
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
30 W TDP up --
12.5 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-10710U is manufactured in 14 nm and has 12.00 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 5420 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 2.50 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-10710U Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5420
14 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 --
BGA 1526 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2019 Release date Q3/2013
415 $ 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 i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
Intel UHD Graphics (Comet Lake) @ 1.15 GHz
461 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5420 Samsung Exynos 5420
ARM Mali-T628 MP6 @ 0.53 GHz
102 (22%)

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 i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
1202 (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 i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
4902 (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 i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
1496 (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 i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
5540 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5420 Samsung Exynos 5420
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
460 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5420 Samsung Exynos 5420
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
2364 (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 i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
9848 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5420 Samsung Exynos 5420
8C 8T @ 1.90 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 i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 1.10 GHz
3056 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5420 Samsung Exynos 5420
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
178 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5420 Samsung Exynos 5420
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
1060 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5420 Samsung Exynos 5420
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-10710U Samsung Exynos 5420
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