Samsung Exynos 3110 vs Intel Pentium 987

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Samsung Exynos 3110 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium 987
Samsung Exynos 3110 Intel Pentium 987

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Samsung Exynos 3110 and the Intel Pentium 987 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Samsung Exynos 3110 1 core processor released in 2009 with the Intel Pentium 987 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2012.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Samsung Exynos 3100 (1) CPU group Intel Pentium 900 (10)
1 Generation 3
Cortex-A8 Architecture Sandy Bridge U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

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 Intel Pentium 987 clocks with 1.50 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Samsung Exynos 3110 Characteristic Intel Pentium 987
1 Cores 2
1 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 3110 Characteristic Intel Pentium 987
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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 Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
-- GPU Generation 6
45nm Technology 32 nm
1 Max. displays 2
1 Compute units 6
-- Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 10.1

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 Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
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 Intel Pentium 987 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

Samsung Exynos 3110 Characteristic Intel Pentium 987
LPDDR2-400 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
0.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Samsung Exynos 3110 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Pentium 987 is 17 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Samsung Exynos 3110 Characteristic Intel Pentium 987
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 3110 has 0.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium 987 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Samsung Exynos 3110 Characteristic Intel Pentium 987
45 nm Technology 32 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket BGA 1023
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
2009 Release date Q3/2012
-- 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 (3%)
Intel Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96 (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%)
Intel Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
297 (100%)

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 3110 Samsung Exynos 3110
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
582 (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.
Samsung Exynos 3110 Samsung Exynos 3110
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
675 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 3110 Intel Pentium 987
Samsung Google Nexus S
Samsung Galaxy S 4G
Unknown

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