Samsung Exynos 4212 vs Intel Core i5-10310U

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 4212		Intel Core i5-10310U
CPU comparison Samsung Exynos 4212 or Intel Core i5-10310U - 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 4212 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 4212 was released in Q3/2011. The Intel Core i5-10310U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-10310U was released in Q2/2020.

Samsung Exynos (47)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
Samsung Exynos 4212 (1)	CPU group	Intel Core i 10000U (5)
2	Generation	10
Cortex-A9	Architecture	Comet Lake U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Samsung Exynos 4212 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz. The Intel Core i5-10310U has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz (4.40 GHz).
Samsung Exynos 4212	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-10310U
2	Cores	4
2	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.50 GHz	Frequency	1.70 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.40 GHz
--	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 4212	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-10310U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
ARM Mali-400 MP4	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics (Comet Lake)
0.40 GHz	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
0.40 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.15 GHz
Utgard	GPU Generation	9.5
28nm	Technology	14 nm
1	Max. displays	3
4	Compute units	24
64	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
0	DirectX Version	12

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 UHD Graphics (Comet Lake)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Samsung Exynos 4212 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-10310U can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Samsung Exynos 4212	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-10310U
LPDDR2-400	Memory	LPDDR4-2933, LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2666
	Max. Memory	64 GB
0	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
--	Max. Bandwidth	46.8 GB/s
No	ECC	No
1.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	6.00 MB
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	16
--	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Samsung Exynos 4212 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i5-10310U is 15 W.
Samsung Exynos 4212	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-10310U
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	25 W
--	TDP down	10 W
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Samsung Exynos 4212 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-10310U cache has a total of 6.00 MB.
Samsung Exynos 4212	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-10310U
32 nm	Technology	14 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 1528
None	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Android	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2011	Release date	Q2/2020
--	Release price	297 $

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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 4212 ARM Mali-400 MP4 @ 0.40 GHz	14 (3%)
	Intel Core i5-10310U Intel UHD Graphics (Comet Lake) @ 1.15 GHz	461 (100%)

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 4212 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-10310U 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	1123 (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 4212 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-10310U 4C 8T @ 1.70 GHz	4170 (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 4212 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-10310U 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	1131 (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 4212 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-10310U 4C 8T @ 1.70 GHz	4255 (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 4212 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-10310U 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	1230 (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 4212 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-10310U 4C 8T @ 1.70 GHz	3724 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 4212 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-10310U 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	454 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 4212 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-10310U 4C 8T @ 1.70 GHz	1872 (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 4212 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-10310U 4C 8T @ 1.70 GHz	6502 (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 4212 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-10310U 4C 8T @ 1.70 GHz	2057 (100%)

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