Intel Core i9-12900E vs Samsung Exynos 7270

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-12900E CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 7270
Intel Core i9-12900E Samsung Exynos 7270

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i9-12900E and the Samsung Exynos 7270 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i9-12900E 16 core processor released in Q1/2022 with the Samsung Exynos 7270 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2016.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Intel Core i 12000 (34) CPU group Samsung Exynos 7570/7870/7880 (4)
12 Generation 1
Alder Lake S Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i9-13900E Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-12900E is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (5.00 GHz). The processor can compute 24 threads at the same time. The Samsung Exynos 7270 clocks with 1.00 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i9-12900E Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7270
16 Cores 2
24 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz (5.00 GHz)
8x Golden Cove
A-Core 1.00 GHz
2x Cortex-A53
1.70 GHz (3.80 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 i9-12900E Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7270
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU ARM Mali-T720 MP1
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
1.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
11 GPU Generation Midgard 3
10 nm Technology 28nm
3 Max. displays 2
32 Compute units 1
256 Shader 16
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 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 UHD Graphics 770 GPU ARM Mali-T720 MP1
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 / Encode 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

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i9-12900E, while the Samsung Exynos 7270 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Intel Core i9-12900E Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7270
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR3-667
128 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
14.00 MB L2 Cache --
30.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i9-12900E has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Samsung Exynos 7270 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i9-12900E Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7270
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
202 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-12900E has 44.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Samsung Exynos 7270 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Core i9-12900E Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7270
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions --
LGA 1700 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 Q3/2016
494 $ 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 i9-12900E Intel Core i9-12900E
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz
794 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7270 Samsung Exynos 7270
ARM Mali-T720 MP1 @ 0.60 GHz
10 (1%)

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 i9-12900E Intel Core i9-12900E
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz
1952 (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 i9-12900E Intel Core i9-12900E
16C 24T @ 4.00 GHz
13420 (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 i9-12900E Intel Core i9-12900E
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz
2611 (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 i9-12900E Intel Core i9-12900E
16C 24T @ 4.00 GHz
13107 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7270 Samsung Exynos 7270
2C 2T @ 1.00 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 i9-12900E Intel Core i9-12900E
16C 24T @ 4.00 GHz
32533 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7270 Samsung Exynos 7270
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-12900E Samsung Exynos 7270
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