Samsung Exynos 3250 vs Intel Core i3-550 Benchmark, comparison and differences


Samsung Exynos 3250		Intel Core i3-550
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the Samsung Exynos 3250 and the Intel Core i3-550 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the Samsung Exynos 3250 2 core processor released in 2014 with the Intel Core i3-550 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2010.

Samsung Exynos (47)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
Samsung Exynos 3200 (1)	CPU group	Intel Core i3 500 (4)
3	Generation	1
Cortex-A7	Architecture	Clarkdale
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Samsung Exynos 3250 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-550 clocks with 3.20 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
Samsung Exynos 3250	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-550
2	Cores	2
2	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.00 GHz	Frequency	3.20 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 3250	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-550
--	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.
ARM Mali-400 MP2	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)
0.45 GHz	GPU frequency	0.50 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	0.73 GHz
Utgard	GPU Generation	5
28nm	Technology	32 nm
1	Max. displays	2
2	Compute units	12
32	Shader	24
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
0	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.
ARM Mali-400 MP2	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	Decode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode
No	Codec VC-1	No
No	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the Samsung Exynos 3250, while the Intel Core i3-550 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.
Samsung Exynos 3250	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-550
LPDDR2-400	Memory	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
	Max. Memory	16 GB
0	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
--	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	0.50 MB
--	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
--	PCIe version	2.0
--	PCIe lanes	16
--	PCIe Bandwidth	8.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The Samsung Exynos 3250 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-550 is 73 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Samsung Exynos 3250	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-550
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	73 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Samsung Exynos 3250 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-550 is at 4.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.
Samsung Exynos 3250	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-550
28 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	LGA 1156
None	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
No	AES-NI	No
Android	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
2014	Release date	Q2/2010
--	Release price	117 $

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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 3250 ARM Mali-400 MP2 @ 0.45 GHz	8 (23%)
	Intel Core i3-550 Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) @ 0.73 GHz	35 (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 3250 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-550 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	489 (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 3250 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-550 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1170 (100%)

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 3250 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-550 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	505 (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 3250 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-550 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	992 (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 3250 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-550 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1597 (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 3250 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-550 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	717 (100%)


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Samsung Exynos 3250 vs Intel Core i3-550

CPU comparison with benchmarks

CPU comparison

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details