Samsung Exynos 5250 vs Intel Atom Z3735D

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Samsung Exynos 5250 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom Z3735D
Samsung Exynos 5250 Intel Atom Z3735D

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 5250 or Intel Atom Z3735D - 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 5250 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 5250 was released in Q4/2011.

The Intel Atom Z3735D has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.83 GHz. The CPU supports up to 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3735D was released in Q1/2014.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Intel Atom (108)
Samsung Exynos 5250 (1) CPU group Intel Atom Z3700 (16)
2 Generation 4
Cortex-A15 Architecture Bay Trail
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 5250 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 5250 is 1.70 GHz while the Intel Atom Z3735D has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom Z3735D is at 1.33 GHz (1.83 GHz).

Samsung Exynos 5250 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3735D
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz Frequency 1.33 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 1.83 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 1.83 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 5250 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3735D
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Samsung Exynos 5250 or Intel Atom Z3735D 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-T604 MP4 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
0.53 GHz GPU frequency 0.31 GHz
0.53 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.65 GHz
Midgard 1 GPU Generation 7
32nm Technology 22 nm
1 Max. displays 2
4 Compute units 4
64 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 11.2

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-T604 MP4 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode 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 5250 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Atom Z3735D supports up to 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 10.6 GB/s.

Samsung Exynos 5250 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3735D
LPDDR3-800 Memory DDR3L-1333
Max. Memory 2 GB
0 Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 10.6 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 5250 is --, while the Intel Atom Z3735D has a TDP of 4 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Samsung Exynos 5250 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3735D
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 4 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 5250 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Atom Z3735D is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Samsung Exynos 5250 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3735D
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
-- Socket --
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems
Q4/2011 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 5250 Samsung Exynos 5250
ARM Mali-T604 MP4 @ 0.53 GHz
17 (41%)
Intel Atom Z3735D Intel Atom Z3735D
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.65 GHz
41 (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 5250 Samsung Exynos 5250
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom Z3735D Intel Atom Z3735D
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
188 (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 5250 Samsung Exynos 5250
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom Z3735D Intel Atom Z3735D
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
581 (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 5250 Samsung Exynos 5250
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom Z3735D Intel Atom Z3735D
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
761 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 5250 Intel Atom Z3735D
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