Samsung Exynos 5260 vs Intel Core i3-N300

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Samsung Exynos 5260 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-N300
Samsung Exynos 5260 Intel Core i3-N300

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 5260 or Intel Core i3-N300 - 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 5260 has 6 cores with 6 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 5260 was released in Q1/2014.

The Intel Core i3-N300 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-N300 was released in Q1/2023.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Samsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800 (5) CPU group Intel Core i N300 (2)
3 Generation 13
Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7 Architecture Alder Lake N
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 5260 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz. The Intel Core i3-N300 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz (3.80 GHz).
Samsung Exynos 5260 Characteristic Intel Core i3-N300
6 Cores 8
6 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz
2x Cortex-A15		 A-Core 1.80 GHz (3.80 GHz)
8x Gracemont
1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A7		 B-Core --

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 5260 Characteristic Intel Core i3-N300
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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-T624 MP4 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU)
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.25 GHz
Midgard 2 GPU Generation 13
32nm Technology 10 nm
1 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 32
64 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 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-T624 MP4 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU)
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 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Samsung Exynos 5260 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-N300 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.
Samsung Exynos 5260 Characteristic Intel Core i3-N300
LPDDR3-800 Memory LPDDR5-4800, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 16 GB
0 Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC No
2.50 MB L2 Cache 8.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 9
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Samsung Exynos 5260 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i3-N300 is 7 W.
Samsung Exynos 5260 Characteristic Intel Core i3-N300
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 5260 has a 2.50 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-N300 cache has a total of 14.00 MB.
Samsung Exynos 5260 Characteristic Intel Core i3-N300
28 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, AVX, AVX2
-- Socket BGA
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2014 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price 309 $
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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 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
ARM Mali-T624 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (12%)
Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N300
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.25 GHz
640 (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 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N300
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
920 (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 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N300
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
3760 (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 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N300
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1060 (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 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N300
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
4193 (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 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N300
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1280 (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 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N300
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
4250 (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 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N300
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
9534 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Samsung Exynos 5260 Intel Core i3-N300
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