Intel Core i7-3920XM vs Samsung Exynos 5260

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-3920XM CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 5260
Intel Core i7-3920XM Samsung Exynos 5260

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-3920XM or Samsung Exynos 5260 - 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 i7-3920XM has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-3920XM was released in Q2/2012.

The Samsung Exynos 5260 has 6 cores with 6 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 5260 was released in Q1/2014.
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24) 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 i7-3920XM has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-3920XM is 2.90 GHz (3.80 GHz) while the Samsung Exynos 5260 has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 5260 is at 1.50 GHz.

Intel Core i7-3920XM Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5260
4 Cores 6
8 Threads 6
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz (3.80 GHz) A-Core 1.50 GHz
2x Cortex-A15
-- B-Core 1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A7

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i7-3920XM Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5260
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i7-3920XM or Samsung Exynos 5260 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-T624 MP4
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation Midgard 2
22 nm Technology 32nm
3 Max. displays 1
16 Compute units 4
128 Shader 64
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-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

The Intel Core i7-3920XM can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Samsung Exynos 5260 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i7-3920XM Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5260
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR3-800
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.50 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 i7-3920XM is 55 W, while the Samsung Exynos 5260 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-3920XM Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5260
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-3920XM is manufactured in 22 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 5260 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 2.50 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-3920XM 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, AVX ISA extensions --
PGA 988 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2012 Release date Q1/2014
-- 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 i7-3920XM Intel Core i7-3920XM
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.30 GHz
333 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
ARM Mali-T624 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (23%)

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 i7-3920XM Intel Core i7-3920XM
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
793 (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 i7-3920XM Intel Core i7-3920XM
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
3270 (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 i7-3920XM Intel Core i7-3920XM
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
686 (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 i7-3920XM Intel Core i7-3920XM
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
2632 (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 i7-3920XM Intel Core i7-3920XM
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
5648 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-3920XM Samsung Exynos 5260
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