Samsung Exynos 5250 vs Intel Core 5 processor 120U

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Samsung Exynos 5250 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core 5 processor 120U
Samsung Exynos 5250 Intel Core 5 processor 120U

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 5250 or Intel Core 5 processor 120U - 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 Core 5 processor 120U has 10 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core 5 processor 120U was released in Q1/2024.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Intel Core 5 (1)
Samsung Exynos 5250 (1) CPU group Intel Core processors (Series 1) (3)
2 Generation 1
Cortex-A15 Architecture Raptor Lake U
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 Core 5 processor 120U has 10 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core 5 processor 120U is at 1.40 GHz (5.00 GHz).

Samsung Exynos 5250 Characteristic Intel Core 5 processor 120U
2 Cores 10
2 Threads 12
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz
2x Cortex-A15
A-Core 1.40 GHz (5.00 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
-- B-Core 0.90 GHz (3.80 GHz)
8x Crestmont

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 5250 Characteristic Intel Core 5 processor 120U
-- AI hardware Intel® AI Boost
-- AI specifications Intel Deep Learning Boost (Intel DL Boost)
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Samsung Exynos 5250 or Intel Core 5 processor 120U 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 Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
0.53 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.53 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.25 GHz
Midgard 1 GPU Generation 13
32nm Technology 10 nm
1 Max. displays 4
4 Compute units 80
64 Shader 640
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11 DirectX Version 12.1

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-T604 MP4 GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Samsung Exynos 5250 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Core 5 processor 120U supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 102.4 GB/s.

Samsung Exynos 5250 Characteristic Intel Core 5 processor 120U
LPDDR3-800 Memory LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 96 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache 12.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 5250 is --, while the Intel Core 5 processor 120U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Samsung Exynos 5250 Characteristic Intel Core 5 processor 120U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 55 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 12 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 5250 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Core 5 processor 120U is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 12.00 MB cache.

Samsung Exynos 5250 Characteristic Intel Core 5 processor 120U
32 nm Technology 10 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 1744
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2011 Release date Q1/2024
-- 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 (1%)
Intel Core 5 processor 120U Intel Core 5 processor 120U
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.25 GHz
1549 (100%)

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