Intel Core i9-14900KS vs Samsung Exynos 3250

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-14900KS CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 3250
Intel Core i9-14900KS Samsung Exynos 3250

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-14900KS or Samsung Exynos 3250 - 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 i9-14900KS has 24 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 6.20 GHz. Up to 192 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-14900KS was released in Q1/2024.

The Samsung Exynos 3250 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 3250 was released in 2014.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Intel Core i 14000 (23) CPU group Samsung Exynos 3200 (1)
14 Generation 3
Raptor Lake S Refresh Architecture Cortex-A7
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i9-13900KS Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-14900KS has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-14900KS is 3.20 GHz (6.20 GHz) while the Samsung Exynos 3250 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 3250 is at 1.00 GHz.

Intel Core i9-14900KS Characteristic Samsung Exynos 3250
24 Cores 2
32 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz (6.20 GHz)
8x Raptor Cove
A-Core 1.00 GHz
2x Cortex-A7
2.40 GHz (4.50 GHz)
16x Gracemont
B-Core --

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 i9-14900KS Characteristic Samsung Exynos 3250
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i9-14900KS or Samsung Exynos 3250 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 UHD Graphics 770 GPU ARM Mali-400 MP2
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.45 GHz
1.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation Utgard
10 nm Technology 28nm
3 Max. displays 1
32 Compute units 2
256 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 0

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-400 MP2
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i9-14900KS can use up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 89.6 GB/s. The Samsung Exynos 3250 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i9-14900KS Characteristic Samsung Exynos 3250
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR2-400
192 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
89.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
32.00 MB L2 Cache --
36.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i9-14900KS is 150 W, while the Samsung Exynos 3250 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i9-14900KS Characteristic Samsung Exynos 3250
150 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
253 W TDP (PL2) --
320 W TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-14900KS is manufactured in 10 nm and has 68.00 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 3250 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i9-14900KS Characteristic Samsung Exynos 3250
10 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 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
Q1/2024 Release date 2014
699 $ 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 i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.65 GHz
846 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
ARM Mali-400 MP2 @ 0.45 GHz
8 (1%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz
143 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz
2252 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz
2398 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
24C 32T @ 5.90 GHz
40976 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz
2484 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
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 i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
24C 32T @ 5.90 GHz
28051 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
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 i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz
3341 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
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 i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
24C 32T @ 5.90 GHz
23839 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz
909 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
24C 32T @ 5.90 GHz
15599 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
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 i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
24C 32T @ 5.90 GHz
64470 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-14900KS Samsung Exynos 3250
Unknown Samsung Google Nexus S
Samsung Galaxy S 4G

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