Samsung Exynos 5420 vs Intel Core i3-12100TE

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Samsung Exynos 5420 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-12100TE
Samsung Exynos 5420 Intel Core i3-12100TE

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 5420 or Intel Core i3-12100TE - 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 Core i3-12100TE has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-12100TE was released in Q1/2022.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Samsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800 (5) CPU group Intel Core i 12000 (34)
3 Generation 12
Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7 Architecture Alder Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i3-13100TE

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 Core i3-12100TE has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-12100TE is at 2.10 GHz (4.00 GHz).

Samsung Exynos 5420 Characteristic Intel Core i3-12100TE
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.90 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
A-Core 2.10 GHz (4.00 GHz)
4x Golden Cove
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 Core i3-12100TE
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Samsung Exynos 5420 or Intel Core i3-12100TE 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 730
0.53 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.40 GHz
Midgard 2 GPU Generation 12
32nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 3
6 Compute units 24
96 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-T628 MP6 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 730
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 Core i3-12100TE supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s.

Samsung Exynos 5420 Characteristic Intel Core i3-12100TE
LPDDR3e-933 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 128 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC No
2.50 MB L2 Cache 5.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 12.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 5420 is --, while the Intel Core i3-12100TE has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Samsung Exynos 5420 Characteristic Intel Core i3-12100TE
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) 69 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 5420 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 2.50 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-12100TE is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 17.00 MB cache.

Samsung Exynos 5420 Characteristic Intel Core i3-12100TE
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, AVX2, AVX2+
-- Socket LGA 1700
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price 125 $
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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 Samsung Exynos 5420
ARM Mali-T628 MP6 @ 0.53 GHz
102 (19%)
Intel Core i3-12100TE Intel Core i3-12100TE
Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.40 GHz
538 (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 Samsung Exynos 5420
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-12100TE Intel Core i3-12100TE
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
12880 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 5420 Intel Core i3-12100TE
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