Samsung Exynos 5250 vs Intel Core i3-10100E

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Samsung Exynos 5250 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-10100E
Samsung Exynos 5250 Intel Core i3-10100E

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 5250 or Intel Core i3-10100E - 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 i3-10100E has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-10100E was released in Q2/2020.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Samsung Exynos 5250 (1) CPU group Intel Core i 10000 (43)
2 Generation 10
Cortex-A15 Architecture Comet Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i3-9100E
-- 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 i3-10100E has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-10100E is at 3.20 GHz (3.80 GHz).
Samsung Exynos 5250 Characteristic Intel Core i3-10100E
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
-- 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 5250 Characteristic Intel Core i3-10100E
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Samsung Exynos 5250 or Intel Core i3-10100E 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 UHD Graphics 630
0.53 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.53 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
Midgard 1 GPU Generation 9.5
32nm 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 64 GB
11 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-T604 MP4 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
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 / 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 5250 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Core i3-10100E supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 42.7 GB/s.
Samsung Exynos 5250 Characteristic Intel Core i3-10100E
LPDDR3-800 Memory DDR4-2666
Max. Memory 128 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 42.7 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 thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 5250 is --, while the Intel Core i3-10100E has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Samsung Exynos 5250 Characteristic Intel Core i3-10100E
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 5250 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-10100E is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.
Samsung Exynos 5250 Characteristic Intel Core i3-10100E
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 LGA 1200
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2011 Release date Q2/2020
-- Release price 138 $
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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 (4%)
Intel Core i3-10100E Intel Core i3-10100E
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (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 Core i3-10100E Intel Core i3-10100E
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
960 (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 Core i3-10100E Intel Core i3-10100E
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3382 (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 Core i3-10100E Intel Core i3-10100E
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
8235 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Samsung Exynos 5250 Intel Core i3-10100E
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