Samsung Exynos 3110 vs Apple A5

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 3110 CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A5
Samsung Exynos 3110 Apple A5

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Samsung Exynos 3110 and the Apple A5 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Samsung Exynos 3110 1 core processor released in 2009 with the Apple A5 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2011.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Apple A series (22)
Samsung Exynos 3100 (1) CPU group Apple A5/A5X (2)
1 Generation 5
Cortex-A8 Architecture A5
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Apple A6

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 3110 is a 1 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz. The processor can compute 1 threads at the same time. The Apple A5 clocks with 1.00 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Samsung Exynos 3110 Characteristic Apple A5
1 Cores 2
1 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 3110 Characteristic Apple A5
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

PowerVR SGX540 GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores)
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
0.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
45nm Technology 32 nm
1 Max. displays 1
1 Compute units 4
-- Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 DirectX Version 10

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.

PowerVR SGX540 GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Samsung Exynos 3110, while the Apple A5 supports a maximum of 1 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 6.4 GB/s enabled.

Samsung Exynos 3110 Characteristic Apple A5
LPDDR2-400 Memory LPDDR2-800
Max. Memory 1 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 6.4 GB/s
No ECC No
0.50 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Samsung Exynos 3110 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Apple A5 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Samsung Exynos 3110 Characteristic Apple A5
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 3110 has 0.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Apple A5 is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Samsung Exynos 3110 Characteristic Apple A5
45 nm Technology 32 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems iOS
2009 Release date Q1/2011
-- 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.
Samsung Exynos 3110 Samsung Exynos 3110
PowerVR SGX540 @ 0.20 GHz
3 (25%)
Apple A5 Apple A5
PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores) @ 0.20 GHz
13 (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.
Samsung Exynos 3110 Samsung Exynos 3110
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A5 Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
496 (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 3110 Samsung Exynos 3110
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A5 Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
267 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 3110 Apple A5
Samsung Google Nexus S
Samsung Galaxy S 4G
Apple iPhone 4S
Apple iPad 2

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