Samsung Exynos 5420 vs Intel Atom x6427FE

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 5420		Intel Atom x6427FE
CPU comparison Samsung Exynos 5420 or Intel Atom x6427FE - 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 5420 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.90 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 5420 was released in Q3/2013. The Intel Atom x6427FE has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Atom x6427FE was released in Q1/2021.

Samsung Exynos (47)	Family	Intel Atom (108)
Samsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800 (5)	CPU group	Intel Atom x6000 (10)
3	Generation	6
Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7	Architecture	Elkhart Lake
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Samsung Exynos 5420 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 5420 is 1.90 GHz while the Intel Atom x6427FE has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom x6427FE is at 1.90 GHz.
Samsung Exynos 5420	Characteristic	Intel Atom x6427FE
8	Cores	4
8	Threads	4
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.90 GHz 4x Cortex-A15	A-Core	1.90 GHz
1.30 GHz 4x Cortex-A7	B-Core	--
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 5420	Characteristic	Intel Atom x6427FE
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Samsung Exynos 5420 or Intel Atom x6427FE 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-T628 MP6	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (32 EU)
0.53 GHz	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
Midgard 2	GPU Generation	11
32nm	Technology	14 nm
1	Max. displays	3
6	Compute units	32
96	Shader	256
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-T628 MP6	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 10th 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 5420 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Atom x6427FE supports up to 32 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 136.4 GB/s.
Samsung Exynos 5420	Characteristic	Intel Atom x6427FE
LPDDR3e-933	Memory	LPDDR4X-4266, DDR4-3200
	Max. Memory	32 GB
0	Memory channels	4 (Quad Channel)
--	Max. Bandwidth	136.4 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
2.50 MB	L2 Cache	1.50 MB
--	L3 Cache	--
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	8
--	PCIe Bandwidth	7.9 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 5420 is --, while the Intel Atom x6427FE has a TDP of 12 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Samsung Exynos 5420	Characteristic	Intel Atom x6427FE
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	12 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	110 °C
Technical details The Samsung Exynos 5420 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 2.50 MB cache. The Intel Atom x6427FE is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 1.50 MB cache.
Samsung Exynos 5420	Characteristic	Intel Atom x6427FE
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
--	Socket	BGA 1493
None	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Android	Operating systems
Q3/2013	Release date	Q1/2021
--	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 5420 ARM Mali-T628 MP6 @ 0.53 GHz	102 (48%)
	Intel Atom x6427FE Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (32 EU) @ 0.40 GHz	213 (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 5420 8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Atom x6427FE 4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	437 (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 5420 8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Atom x6427FE 4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	1445 (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 5420 8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Atom x6427FE 4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	334 (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 5420 8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Atom x6427FE 4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	1021 (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 5420 8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Atom x6427FE 4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	2935 (100%)

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