Intel Pentium 987 vs Samsung Exynos 5410

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Intel Pentium 987 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 5410
Intel Pentium 987 Samsung Exynos 5410

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium 987 or Samsung Exynos 5410 - 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 987 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 987 was released in Q3/2012.

The Samsung Exynos 5410 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 5410 was released in Q2/2013.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Intel Pentium 900 (10) CPU group Samsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800 (5)
3 Generation 3
Sandy Bridge U Architecture Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 987 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 987 is 1.50 GHz while the Samsung Exynos 5410 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 5410 is at 1.60 GHz.

Intel Pentium 987 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5410
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz A-Core 1.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
-- B-Core 1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A7

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 Pentium 987 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5410
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Pentium 987 or Samsung Exynos 5410 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 HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) GPU PowerVR SGX544 MP3
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.53 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.53 GHz
6 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology 45nm
2 Max. displays 1
6 Compute units 6
48 Shader 12
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 DirectX Version 10.1

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 HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) GPU PowerVR SGX544 MP3
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium 987 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Samsung Exynos 5410 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Pentium 987 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5410
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR3-800
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.50 MB
2.00 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 Pentium 987 is 17 W, while the Samsung Exynos 5410 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Pentium 987 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5410
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 987 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 5410 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 2.50 MB cache.

Intel Pentium 987 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5410
32 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1023 Socket AM1
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2012 Release date Q2/2013
-- 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 Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5410 Samsung Exynos 5410
PowerVR SGX544 MP3 @ 0.53 GHz
51 (53%)

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 Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
297 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5410 Samsung Exynos 5410
8C 8T @ 1.60 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 Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
582 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5410 Samsung Exynos 5410
8C 8T @ 1.60 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 Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
675 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5410 Samsung Exynos 5410
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium 987 Samsung Exynos 5410
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