Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) vs Samsung Exynos 4412

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 4412
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Samsung Exynos 4412

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) and the Samsung Exynos 4412 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) 4 core processor released in 02/2016 with the Samsung Exynos 4412 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2012.
Broadcom BCM (3) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Broadcom BCM2837B0 (1) CPU group Samsung Exynos 4412 (1)
3 Generation 2
Cortex-A15 Architecture Cortex-A9
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Samsung Exynos 4412 clocks with 1.60 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic Samsung Exynos 4412
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- 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.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic Samsung Exynos 4412
-- 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.

Broadcom VideoCore 5 GPU ARM Mali-400 MP4
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.44 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.44 GHz
5 GPU Generation Utgard
40 nm Technology 28nm
2 Max. displays 1
2 Compute units 4
24 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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.

Broadcom VideoCore 5 GPU ARM Mali-400 MP4
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 1 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0), while the Samsung Exynos 4412 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic Samsung Exynos 4412
Memory LPDDR2-400
1 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 0
3.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
0.50 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP of the Samsung Exynos 4412 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic Samsung Exynos 4412
7 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4 W TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has 0.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 40 nm. The cache of Samsung Exynos 4412 is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic Samsung Exynos 4412
40 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Linux Operating systems Android
02/2016 Release date Q2/2012
35 $ 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.
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
Broadcom VideoCore 5 @ 0.40 GHz
20 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 4412 Samsung Exynos 4412
ARM Mali-400 MP4 @ 0.44 GHz
16 (81%)

Devices using this processor

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Samsung Exynos 4412
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Unknown

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