Intel Core i7-970 vs Samsung Exynos 7872

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Intel Core i7-970 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 7872
Intel Core i7-970 Samsung Exynos 7872

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-970 or Samsung Exynos 7872 - 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 i7-970 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.46 GHz. Up to 24 GB of memory is supported in 3 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-970 was released in Q3/2010.

The Samsung Exynos 7872 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 7872 was released in Q1/2018.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Intel Core i7 900 (4) CPU group Samsung Exynos 7872/7884/7885/7904 (4)
1 Generation 2
Gulftown Architecture Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-970 has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-970 is 3.20 GHz (3.46 GHz) while the Samsung Exynos 7872 has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 7872 is at 2.00 GHz.

Intel Core i7-970 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7872
6 Cores 6
12 Threads 6
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz (3.46 GHz) A-Core 2.00 GHz
2x Cortex-A73
-- 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 i7-970 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7872
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-970 or Samsung Exynos 7872 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-G71 MP1
GPU frequency 0.95 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
-- GPU Generation Bifrost 1
Technology 16 nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 1
-- Shader 16
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- 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-G71 MP1
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-970 can use up to 24 GB of memory in 3 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Samsung Exynos 7872 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i7-970 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7872
DDR3-1066 Memory LPDDR3-933
24 GB Max. Memory
3 Memory channels 0
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
1.50 MB L2 Cache 2.00 MB
12.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-970 is 130 W, while the Samsung Exynos 7872 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-970 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7872
130 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-970 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 13.50 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 7872 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-970 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7872
32 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 1366 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2010 Release date Q1/2018
594 $ 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 i7-970 Intel Core i7-970
6C 12T @ 3.46 GHz
582 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 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 i7-970 Intel Core i7-970
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
3263 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 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 i7-970 Intel Core i7-970
6C 12T @ 3.46 GHz
620 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 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 i7-970 Intel Core i7-970
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
2654 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 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 i7-970 Intel Core i7-970
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
ARM Mali-G71 MP1 @ 0.95 GHz
32 (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 i7-970 Intel Core i7-970
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
6517 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 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 i7-970 Intel Core i7-970
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
2209 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-970 Samsung Exynos 7872
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