Samsung Exynos 1080 | AMD Athlon II X4 860K | |
CPU comparisonSamsung Exynos 1080 or AMD Athlon II X4 860K - 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 Samsung Exynos 1080 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 1080 was released in Q4/2020. The AMD Athlon II X4 860K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 860K was released in Q4/2014. |
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Samsung Exynos (47) | Family | AMD Athlon II (52) |
Samsung Exynos 1080 (1) | CPU group | AMD Athlon II X4 (Kaveri) (1) |
5 | Generation | 5 |
Cortex-A78/-A78/-A55 | Architecture | Kaveri |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Samsung Exynos 1080 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 1080 is 2.80 GHz while the AMD Athlon II X4 860K has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X4 860K is at 3.70 GHz (4.00 GHz). |
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Samsung Exynos 1080 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X4 860K |
8 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | Yes |
2.80 GHz 1x Cortex-A78 |
A-Core | 3.70 GHz (4.00 GHz) |
2.60 GHz 3x Cortex-A78 |
B-Core | -- |
2.00 GHz 4x Cortex-A55 |
C-Core | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Samsung Exynos 1080 or AMD Athlon II X4 860K 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. |
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ARM Mali-G78 MP10 | GPU | no iGPU |
0.76 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
Vallhall 2 | GPU Generation | -- |
5 nm | Technology | |
1 | Max. displays | |
10 | Compute units | -- |
160 | Shader | -- |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
-- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
12 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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ARM Mali-G78 MP10 | GPU | no iGPU |
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 |
Decode | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VC-1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Samsung Exynos 1080 can use up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The AMD Athlon II X4 860K supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s. |
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Samsung Exynos 1080 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X4 860K |
LPDDR5, LPDDR4X | Memory | DDR3-2133 |
Max. Memory | 32 GB | |
4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
-- | L2 Cache | 4.00 MB |
-- | L3 Cache | -- |
-- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 16 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 1080 is --, while the AMD Athlon II X4 860K has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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Samsung Exynos 1080 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X4 860K |
-- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 95 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Samsung Exynos 1080 is manufactured in 5 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon II X4 860K is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache. |
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Samsung Exynos 1080 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X4 860K |
5 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
Unknown | Chip design | Unknown |
Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
-- | ISA extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a |
-- | Socket | FM2+ |
None | Virtualization | AMD-V |
No | AES-NI | No |
Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q4/2020 | Release date | Q4/2014 |
-- | Release price | 70 $ |
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Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
Samsung Exynos 1080
ARM Mali-G78 MP10 @ 0.76 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
@ 0.00 GHz |
Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Samsung Exynos 1080 | AMD Athlon II X4 860K |
Unknown | Unknown |