Samsung Exynos 5422 vs Intel Core i5-2450M

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Samsung Exynos 5422 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-2450M
Samsung Exynos 5422 Intel Core i5-2450M

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 5422 or Intel Core i5-2450M - 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 5422 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 5422 was released in Q1/2014.

The Intel Core i5-2450M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-2450M was released in Q1/2012.
Samsung Exynos (46) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Samsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800 (5) CPU group Intel Core i 2000M (46)
3 Generation 2
Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7 Architecture Sandy Bridge H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 5422 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz. The Intel Core i5-2450M has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.10 GHz).

Samsung Exynos 5422 Characteristic Intel Core i5-2450M
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
A-Core 2.50 GHz (3.10 GHz)
1.40 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 5422 Characteristic Intel Core i5-2450M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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-T628 MP6 GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000
0.53 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.30 GHz
Midgard 2 GPU Generation 6
32nm Technology 32 nm
1 Max. displays 2
6 Compute units 12
96 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 10.1

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-T628 MP6 GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Samsung Exynos 5422 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-2450M can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Samsung Exynos 5422 Characteristic Intel Core i5-2450M
LPDDR3e-933 Memory DDR3-1333
Max. Memory 16 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
2.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Samsung Exynos 5422 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i5-2450M is 35 W.

Samsung Exynos 5422 Characteristic Intel Core i5-2450M
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 5422 has a 2.50 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-2450M cache has a total of 3.00 MB.

Samsung Exynos 5422 Characteristic Intel Core i5-2450M
28 nm Technology 32 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
-- Socket BGA 1023
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2014 Release date Q1/2012
-- 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 5422 Samsung Exynos 5422
ARM Mali-T628 MP6 @ 0.53 GHz
102 (41%)
Intel Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz
250 (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 5422 Samsung Exynos 5422
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
582 (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 5422 Samsung Exynos 5422
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1352 (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 5422 Samsung Exynos 5422
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
590 (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 5422 Samsung Exynos 5422
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1289 (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 5422 Samsung Exynos 5422
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
533 (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 5422 Samsung Exynos 5422
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1042 (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 5422 Samsung Exynos 5422
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2064 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Samsung Exynos 5422 Samsung Exynos 5422
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
236 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Samsung Exynos 5422 Samsung Exynos 5422
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
682 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 5422 Intel Core i5-2450M
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