Intel Xeon W-1290 vs Samsung Exynos 3250

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon W-1290 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 3250
Intel Xeon W-1290 Samsung Exynos 3250

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon W-1290 and the Samsung Exynos 3250 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon W-1290 10 core processor released in Q2/2020 with the Samsung Exynos 3250 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in 2014.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Intel Xeon W-1200 (13) CPU group Samsung Exynos 3200 (1)
10 Generation 3
Comet Lake W Architecture Cortex-A7
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-1290 is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (5.20 GHz). The processor can compute 20 threads at the same time. The Samsung Exynos 3250 clocks with 1.00 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon W-1290 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 3250
10 Cores 2
20 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
5.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Xeon W-1290 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 3250
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 P630 GPU ARM Mali-400 MP2
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.45 GHz
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation Utgard
14 nm Technology 28nm
3 Max. displays 1
24 Compute units 2
192 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 P630 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
No 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 Xeon W-1290, while the Samsung Exynos 3250 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Intel Xeon W-1290 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 3250
DDR4-2933 Memory LPDDR2-400
128 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
46.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
20.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon W-1290 has a TDP of 80 W. The TDP of the Samsung Exynos 3250 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon W-1290 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 3250
80 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-1290 has 20.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Samsung Exynos 3250 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Xeon W-1290 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 3250
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
LGA 1200 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2020 Release date 2014
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 Xeon W-1290 Intel Xeon W-1290
Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
ARM Mali-400 MP2 @ 0.45 GHz
8 (2%)

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 Xeon W-1290 Intel Xeon W-1290
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
1501 (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 Xeon W-1290 Intel Xeon W-1290
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
10985 (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 Xeon W-1290 Intel Xeon W-1290
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
1763 (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 Xeon W-1290 Intel Xeon W-1290
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
9158 (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 Xeon W-1290 Intel Xeon W-1290
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
20159 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon W-1290 Samsung Exynos 3250
Unknown Samsung Google Nexus S
Samsung Galaxy S 4G

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