Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) vs Samsung Exynos 8890

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 8890
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Samsung Exynos 8890

CPU comparison

Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) or Samsung Exynos 8890 - 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 Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) was released in Q3/2023.

The Samsung Exynos 8890 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 8890 was released in Q1/2016.
Broadcom BCM (3) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Broadcom BCM2712 (1) CPU group Samsung Exynos 8890 (1)
5 Generation 2
Cortex-A76 Architecture Exynos M1 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) is 1.00 GHz (2.40 GHz) while the Samsung Exynos 8890 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 8890 is at 2.60 GHz.

Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Characteristic Samsung Exynos 8890
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz (2.40 GHz)
4x Cortex-A76
A-Core 2.60 GHz
4x Exynos M1 (Mangoos)
-- B-Core 1.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Characteristic Samsung Exynos 8890
Hailo-8L AI hardware --
Expansion: AI-Kit Hailo-8L @ 13 TOPS (2.3 watts) AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) or Samsung Exynos 8890 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.

Broadcom VideoCore VII GPU ARM Mali-T880 MP12
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.65 GHz
-- GPU Generation Midgard 4
16 nm Technology 16 nm
2 Max. displays 2
8 Compute units 12
128 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 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 VII GPU ARM Mali-T880 MP12
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode 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 Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) can use up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 17.1 GB/s. The Samsung Exynos 8890 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Characteristic Samsung Exynos 8890
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory LPDDR4-1866
8 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 0
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache 2.00 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
4 PCIe lanes --
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) is 12 W, while the Samsung Exynos 8890 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Characteristic Samsung Exynos 8890
12 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
88 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) is manufactured in 16 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 8890 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Characteristic Samsung Exynos 8890
16 nm Technology 14 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
Windows 11 (ARM), Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2023 Release date Q1/2016
79 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) (100%)
Samsung Exynos 8890 (55%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) (100%)
Samsung Exynos 8890 (64%)

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 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
574 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
331 (58%)

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 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1635 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
1136 (69%)

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.
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
787 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
410 (52%)

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.
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1747 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
1034 (59%)

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 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
Broadcom VideoCore VII @ 0.80 GHz
120 (45%)
Samsung Exynos 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
ARM Mali-T880 MP12 @ 0.65 GHz
265 (100%)

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.
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
2524 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Samsung Exynos 8890
Raspberry Pi 5 B Unknown

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