Intel Core i7-1255U vs Samsung Exynos 7578

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-1255U CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 7578
Intel Core i7-1255U Samsung Exynos 7578

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-1255U or Samsung Exynos 7578 - 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 i7-1255U has 10 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 i7-1255U was released in Q1/2022.

The Samsung Exynos 7578 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 7578 was released in Q2/2015.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21) CPU group Samsung Exynos 7578/7580 (2)
12 Generation 1
Alder Lake U Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i7-1355U Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-1255U has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-1255U is 1.70 GHz (4.70 GHz) while the Samsung Exynos 7578 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 7578 is at 1.50 GHz.

Intel Core i7-1255U Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7578
10 Cores 4
12 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz (4.70 GHz)
2x Golden Cove
A-Core 1.50 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
1.20 GHz (3.50 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core --

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 i7-1255U Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7578
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-1255U or Samsung Exynos 7578 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 Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) GPU ARM Mali-T720 MP2
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
1.25 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.65 GHz
13 GPU Generation Midgard 3
10 nm Technology 28nm
4 Max. displays 2
96 Compute units 2
768 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 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 Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) GPU ARM Mali-T720 MP2
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 Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-1255U can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 83.2 GB/s. The Samsung Exynos 7578 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i7-1255U Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7578
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR3-1066
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
6.50 MB L2 Cache --
12.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
28 PCIe lanes --
55.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-1255U is 15 W, while the Samsung Exynos 7578 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-1255U Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7578
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
55 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-1255U is manufactured in 10 nm and has 18.50 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 7578 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-1255U Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7578
10 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1744 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2022 Release date Q2/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-1255U (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 (7%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-1255U (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 (5%)

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 i7-1255U Intel Core i7-1255U
10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
1603 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 Samsung Exynos 7578
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
107 (7%)

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 i7-1255U Intel Core i7-1255U
10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
7612 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 Samsung Exynos 7578
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
376 (5%)

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 i7-1255U Intel Core i7-1255U
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.25 GHz
1916 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 Samsung Exynos 7578
ARM Mali-T720 MP2 @ 0.65 GHz
22 (1%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i7-1255U Intel Core i7-1255U
10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
1761 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 Samsung Exynos 7578
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i7-1255U Intel Core i7-1255U
10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
7545 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 Samsung Exynos 7578
4C 4T @ 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 i7-1255U Intel Core i7-1255U
10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
2136 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 Samsung Exynos 7578
4C 4T @ 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 i7-1255U Intel Core i7-1255U
10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
6908 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 Samsung Exynos 7578
4C 4T @ 1.50 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 i7-1255U Intel Core i7-1255U
10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
649 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 Samsung Exynos 7578
4C 4T @ 1.50 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 i7-1255U Intel Core i7-1255U
10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
3009 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 Samsung Exynos 7578
4C 4T @ 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 i7-1255U Intel Core i7-1255U
10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
13905 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 Samsung Exynos 7578
4C 4T @ 1.50 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 i7-1255U Intel Core i7-1255U
10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
245 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 Samsung Exynos 7578
4C 4T @ 1.50 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 i7-1255U Intel Core i7-1255U
10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
1498 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 Samsung Exynos 7578
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-1255U Samsung Exynos 7578
Unknown Unknown

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