Intel Core i7-880 vs Samsung Exynos 7270

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Intel Core i7-880 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 7270
Intel Core i7-880 Samsung Exynos 7270

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-880 or Samsung Exynos 7270 - 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 i7-880 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.73 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-880 was released in Q2/2010.

The Samsung Exynos 7270 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 7270 was released in Q3/2016.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Intel Core i7 800 (6) CPU group Samsung Exynos 7570/7870/7880 (4)
1 Generation 1
Lynnfield Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-880 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-880 is 3.06 GHz (3.73 GHz) while the Samsung Exynos 7270 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 7270 is at 1.00 GHz.

Intel Core i7-880 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7270
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.06 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
3.73 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 i7-880 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7270
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-880 or Samsung Exynos 7270 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.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-T720 MP1
GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
-- GPU Generation Midgard 3
Technology 28nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 1
-- Shader 16
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-T720 MP1
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-880 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 17.1 GB/s. The Samsung Exynos 7270 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i7-880 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7270
DDR3-1066 Memory LPDDR3-667
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-880 is 95 W, while the Samsung Exynos 7270 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-880 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7270
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-880 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 9.00 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 7270 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-880 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7270
45 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
LGA 1156 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2010 Release date Q3/2016
-- Release price --
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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 i7-880 Intel Core i7-880
4C 8T @ 3.73 GHz
580 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7270 Samsung Exynos 7270
2C 2T @ 1.00 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 i7-880 Intel Core i7-880
4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz
2328 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7270 Samsung Exynos 7270
2C 2T @ 1.00 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 i7-880 Intel Core i7-880
4C 8T @ 3.73 GHz
510 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7270 Samsung Exynos 7270
2C 2T @ 1.00 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 i7-880 Intel Core i7-880
4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz
1478 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7270 Samsung Exynos 7270
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-880 Intel Core i7-880
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 7270 Samsung Exynos 7270
ARM Mali-T720 MP1 @ 0.60 GHz
10 (100%)

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 i7-880 Intel Core i7-880
4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz
3132 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7270 Samsung Exynos 7270
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-880 Samsung Exynos 7270
Unknown Unknown

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