Intel Pentium 957 vs Samsung Exynos 7870
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| Intel Pentium 957 | Samsung Exynos 7870 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Pentium 957 or Samsung Exynos 7870 - 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 Pentium 957 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 957 was released in Q2/2011. The Samsung Exynos 7870 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 7870 was released in Q1/2016. |
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| Intel Pentium (150) | Family | Samsung Exynos (47) |
| Intel Pentium 900 (10) | CPU group | Samsung Exynos 7570/7870/7880 (4) |
| 3 | Generation | 1 |
| Sandy Bridge U | Architecture | Cortex-A53 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium 957 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 957 is 1.20 GHz while the Samsung Exynos 7870 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 7870 is at 1.60 GHz. |
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| Intel Pentium 957 | Characteristic | Samsung Exynos 7870 |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.20 GHz | Frequency | 1.60 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Intel Pentium 957 or Samsung Exynos 7870 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. |
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| Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) | GPU | ARM Mali-T830 MP1 |
| 0.35 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.60 GHz |
| 0.80 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 0.60 GHz |
| 6 | GPU Generation | Midgard 4 |
| 32 nm | Technology | 28nm |
| 2 | Max. displays | 2 |
| 6 | Compute units | 1 |
| 48 | Shader | 16 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 10.1 | DirectX Version | 11 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) | GPU | ARM Mali-T830 MP1 |
| 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 |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Pentium 957 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Samsung Exynos 7870 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --. |
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| Intel Pentium 957 | Characteristic | Samsung Exynos 7870 |
| DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 | Memory | LPDDR3-933 |
| 8 GB | Max. Memory | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 0 |
| 21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | -- |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | 2.00 MB |
| 2.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| 2.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| 16 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 8.0 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium 957 is 17 W, while the Samsung Exynos 7870 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Pentium 957 | Characteristic | Samsung Exynos 7870 |
| 17 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium 957 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 7870 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Pentium 957 | Characteristic | Samsung Exynos 7870 |
| 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 | -- |
| BGA 1023 | Socket | -- |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | None |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Android |
| Q2/2011 | Release date | Q1/2016 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
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.
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Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 7870
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 7870
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium 957
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 0.80 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 7870
ARM Mali-T830 MP1 @ 0.60 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 7870
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Intel Pentium 957 | Samsung Exynos 7870 |
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