Samsung Exynos 1080 vs Intel Core i3-3240

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 1080 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-3240
Samsung Exynos 1080 Intel Core i3-3240

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 1080 or Intel Core i3-3240 - 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 Intel Core i3-3240 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-3240 was released in Q3/2012.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Samsung Exynos 1080 (1) CPU group Intel Core i 3000 (31)
5 Generation 3
Cortex-A78/-A78/-A55 Architecture Ivy Bridge S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 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 Intel Core i3-3240 has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-3240 is at 3.40 GHz.

Samsung Exynos 1080 Characteristic Intel Core i3-3240
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz
1x Cortex-A78
A-Core 3.40 GHz
2.60 GHz
3x Cortex-A78
B-Core --
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
C-Core --

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.

Samsung Exynos 1080 Characteristic Intel Core i3-3240
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Samsung Exynos 1080 or Intel Core i3-3240 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.

ARM Mali-G78 MP10 GPU Intel HD Graphics 2500
0.76 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
Vallhall 2 GPU Generation 7
5 nm Technology 22 nm
1 Max. displays 3
10 Compute units 6
160 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.0

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.

ARM Mali-G78 MP10 GPU Intel HD Graphics 2500
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Samsung Exynos 1080 can use up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Core i3-3240 supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Samsung Exynos 1080 Characteristic Intel Core i3-3240
LPDDR5, LPDDR4X Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 1080 is --, while the Intel Core i3-3240 has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Samsung Exynos 1080 Characteristic Intel Core i3-3240
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 55 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 1080 is manufactured in 5 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-3240 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.

Samsung Exynos 1080 Characteristic Intel Core i3-3240
5 nm Technology 22 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
-- Socket LGA 1155
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2020 Release date Q3/2012
-- Release price 117 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 1080 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3240 (74%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 1080 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3240 (44%)

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.
Samsung Exynos 1080 Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
903 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
672 (74%)

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.
Samsung Exynos 1080 Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
3343 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1483 (44%)

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.
Samsung Exynos 1080 Samsung Exynos 1080
ARM Mali-G78 MP10 @ 0.76 GHz
972 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.05 GHz
101 (10%)

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.
Samsung Exynos 1080 Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
586 (100%)

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.
Samsung Exynos 1080 Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1240 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Samsung Exynos 1080 Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
688300 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 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.
Samsung Exynos 1080 Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
2322 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Samsung Exynos 1080 Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
286 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Samsung Exynos 1080 Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
835 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Samsung Exynos 1080 Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
119 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Samsung Exynos 1080 Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
306 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 1080 Intel Core i3-3240
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