Samsung Exynos 4212 vs Intel Core i5-4200Y

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Samsung Exynos 4212 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-4200Y
Samsung Exynos 4212 Intel Core i5-4200Y

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 4212 or Intel Core i5-4200Y - 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 i5-4200Y has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4200Y was released in Q3/2013.
Samsung Exynos (46) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Samsung Exynos 4212 (1) CPU group Intel Core i 4000Y (11)
2 Generation 4
Cortex-A9 Architecture Haswell Y
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 i5-4200Y has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz (1.90 GHz).

Samsung Exynos 4212 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4200Y
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 1.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 1.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 1.90 GHz

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 i5-4200Y
-- 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 HD Graphics 4200
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
0.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.85 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 4200
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 4212 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4200Y can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Samsung Exynos 4212 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4200Y
LPDDR2-400 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 16 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 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 i5-4200Y is 11.5 W.

Samsung Exynos 4212 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4200Y
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 11.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 6 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 4212 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-4200Y cache has a total of 3.00 MB.

Samsung Exynos 4212 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4200Y
32 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 1168
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2011 Release date Q3/2013
-- 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 4212 Samsung Exynos 4212
ARM Mali-400 MP4 @ 0.40 GHz
14 (5%)
Intel Core i5-4200Y Intel Core i5-4200Y
Intel HD Graphics 4200 @ 0.85 GHz
272 (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 Samsung Exynos 4212
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4200Y Intel Core i5-4200Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
484 (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 Samsung Exynos 4212
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4200Y Intel Core i5-4200Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
922 (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 Samsung Exynos 4212
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4200Y Intel Core i5-4200Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
574 (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 Samsung Exynos 4212
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4200Y Intel Core i5-4200Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
994 (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 Samsung Exynos 4212
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4200Y Intel Core i5-4200Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
1560 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 Samsung Exynos 4212
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4200Y Intel Core i5-4200Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
76 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 Samsung Exynos 4212
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4200Y Intel Core i5-4200Y
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
204 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 4212 Intel Core i5-4200Y
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