Intel Core i7-5850EQ vs Samsung Exynos 8890

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-5850EQ CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 8890
Intel Core i7-5850EQ Samsung Exynos 8890

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-5850EQ or Samsung Exynos 8890 - 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 i7-5850EQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-5850EQ was released in Q2/2015.

The Samsung Exynos 8890 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 8890 was released in Q1/2016.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Intel Core i 5000 (7) CPU group Samsung Exynos 8890 (1)
5 Generation 2
Broadwell S Architecture Exynos M1 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i7-4850EQ Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-5850EQ has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-5850EQ is 2.70 GHz (3.40 GHz) while the Samsung Exynos 8890 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 8890 is at 2.60 GHz.

Intel Core i7-5850EQ Characteristic Samsung Exynos 8890
4 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz (3.40 GHz) A-Core 2.60 GHz
4x Exynos M1 (Mangoos)
-- 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 i7-5850EQ Characteristic Samsung Exynos 8890
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-5850EQ or Samsung Exynos 8890 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 Pro Graphics 6200 GPU ARM Mali-T880 MP12
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.65 GHz
8 GPU Generation Midgard 4
14 nm Technology 16 nm
3 Max. displays 2
48 Compute units 12
384 Shader 192
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 Iris Pro Graphics 6200 GPU ARM Mali-T880 MP12
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-5850EQ can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Samsung Exynos 8890 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i7-5850EQ Characteristic Samsung Exynos 8890
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR4-1866
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
6.00 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 i7-5850EQ is 47 W, while the Samsung Exynos 8890 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-5850EQ Characteristic Samsung Exynos 8890
47 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-5850EQ is manufactured in 14 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 8890 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-5850EQ Characteristic Samsung Exynos 8890
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 1364 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2015 Release date Q1/2016
380 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5850EQ (0%)
Samsung Exynos 8890 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5850EQ (100%)
Samsung Exynos 8890 (36%)

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 i7-5850EQ Intel Core i7-5850EQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.00 GHz
768 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
ARM Mali-T880 MP12 @ 0.65 GHz
265 (35%)

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 i7-5850EQ Intel Core i7-5850EQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
7012 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
2524 (36%)

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 i7-5850EQ Intel Core i7-5850EQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
331 (100%)

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 i7-5850EQ Intel Core i7-5850EQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
1136 (100%)

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 i7-5850EQ Intel Core i7-5850EQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
410 (100%)

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 i7-5850EQ Intel Core i7-5850EQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
1034 (100%)

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 i7-5850EQ Intel Core i7-5850EQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
140 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 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 i7-5850EQ Intel Core i7-5850EQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
666 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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