Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) vs Samsung Exynos 5433

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 5433
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Samsung Exynos 5433

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) and the Samsung Exynos 5433 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 5433 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2014.
Broadcom BCM (3) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Broadcom BCM2837B0 (1) CPU group Samsung Exynos 5433 (1)
3 Generation 1
Cortex-A15 Architecture Cortex-A57 / Cortex-A53
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 5433 clocks with 1.90 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5433
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 1.90 GHz
4x Cortex-A57
-- B-Core 1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5433
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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-T760 MP6
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.70 GHz
5 GPU Generation Midgard 3
40 nm Technology 28nm
2 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 6
24 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 11

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-T760 MP6
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
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 5433 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5433
Memory LPDDR3e-1066
1 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 0
3.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
0.50 MB L2 Cache 2.25 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 5433 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 5433
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 5433 is at 2.25 MB. The processor is manufactured in 20 nm.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5433
40 nm Technology 20 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Linux Operating systems Android
02/2016 Release date Q3/2014
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 (14%)
Samsung Exynos 5433 Samsung Exynos 5433
ARM Mali-T760 MP6 @ 0.70 GHz
143 (100%)

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.
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 5433 Samsung Exynos 5433
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
250 (100%)

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.
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 5433 Samsung Exynos 5433
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
798 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Samsung Exynos 5433
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Unknown

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