Samsung Exynos 4210 vs Intel Core i7-4700EC

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 4210 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-4700EC
Samsung Exynos 4210 Intel Core i7-4700EC

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 4210 or Intel Core i7-4700EC - 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 4210 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 4210 was released in Q2/2011.

The Intel Core i7-4700EC has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4700EC was released in Q1/2014.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Samsung Exynos 4210 (1) CPU group Intel Core i 4000 (64)
1 Generation 4
Cortex-A9 Architecture Haswell S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 4210 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 4210 is 1.40 GHz while the Intel Core i7-4700EC has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-4700EC is at 2.70 GHz.

Samsung Exynos 4210 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4700EC
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz Frequency 2.70 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 4210 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4700EC
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Samsung Exynos 4210 or Intel Core i7-4700EC 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-400 MP4 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
0.27 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
0.27 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
Utgard GPU Generation 7.5
28nm Technology 22 nm
1 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 20
64 Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
0 DirectX Version 11.1

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 MP4 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
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 Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Samsung Exynos 4210 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Core i7-4700EC 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 4210 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4700EC
LPDDR2-400 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 4210 is --, while the Intel Core i7-4700EC has a TDP of 43 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Samsung Exynos 4210 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4700EC
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 43 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 4210 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-4700EC is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

Samsung Exynos 4210 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4700EC
45 nm Technology 22 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket BGA 1364
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2011 Release date Q1/2014
-- 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 4210 Samsung Exynos 4210
ARM Mali-400 MP4 @ 0.27 GHz
9 (3%)
Intel Core i7-4700EC Intel Core i7-4700EC
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.00 GHz
320 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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