Samsung Exynos 1280 vs Intel Core i5-3317U

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 1280 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-3317U
Samsung Exynos 1280 Intel Core i5-3317U

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 1280 or Intel Core i5-3317U - 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 1280 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 1280 was released in Q1/2022.

The Intel Core i5-3317U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3317U was released in Q2/2012.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Samsung Exynos 1280 (1) CPU group Intel Core i 3000U (12)
6 Generation 3
Cortex-A78/-A55 Architecture Ivy Bridge U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 1280 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 1280 is 2.40 GHz while the Intel Core i5-3317U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-3317U is at 1.70 GHz (2.60 GHz).

Samsung Exynos 1280 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3317U
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz
2x Cortex-A78
A-Core 1.70 GHz (2.60 GHz)
2.00 GHz
6x Cortex-A55
B-Core --

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.

Samsung Exynos 1280 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3317U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Samsung Exynos 1280 or Intel Core i5-3317U 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-G68 MP4 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
Vallhall 2 GPU Generation 7
6 nm Technology 22 nm
1 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 16
64 Shader 128
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-G68 MP4 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
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 1280 can use up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Core i5-3317U 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 1280 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3317U
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 1280 is --, while the Intel Core i5-3317U has a TDP of 17 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Samsung Exynos 1280 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3317U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 1280 is manufactured in 5 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-3317U is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.

Samsung Exynos 1280 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3317U
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 BGA 1023
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q2/2012
-- Release price 225 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 1280 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3317U (62%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 1280 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3317U (56%)

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 1280 Samsung Exynos 1280
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
741 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
532 (72%)

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 1280 Samsung Exynos 1280
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1855 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1157 (62%)

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 1280 Samsung Exynos 1280
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
845 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
431 (51%)

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 1280 Samsung Exynos 1280
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1829 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
917 (50%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 1280 Samsung Exynos 1280
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
481 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 1280 Samsung Exynos 1280
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1089 (100%)

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 1280 Samsung Exynos 1280
ARM Mali-G68 MP4 @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.05 GHz
269 (100%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Samsung Exynos 1280 Samsung Exynos 1280
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
419640 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 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 1280 Samsung Exynos 1280
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1995 (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 1280 Samsung Exynos 1280
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
585 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 1280 Intel Core i5-3317U
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