Samsung Exynos 5422 vs Intel Core i3-3120M

Last updated: 2023-05-05

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 5422		Intel Core i3-3120M
CPU comparison Samsung Exynos 5422 or Intel Core i3-3120M - 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 i3-3120M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-3120M was released in Q3/2012.

Samsung Exynos (47)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
Samsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800 (5)	CPU group	Intel Core i 3000M (29)
3	Generation	3
Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7	Architecture	Ivy 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 i3-3120M has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz.
Samsung Exynos 5422	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3120M
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
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 i3-3120M
--	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 4000
0.53 GHz	GPU frequency	0.65 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.10 GHz
Midgard 2	GPU Generation	7
32nm	Technology	22 nm
1	Max. displays	3
6	Compute units	16
96	Shader	128
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
11	DirectX Version	11.0

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 4000
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	Decode

Memory & PCIe The Samsung Exynos 5422 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-3120M can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Samsung Exynos 5422	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3120M
LPDDR3e-933	Memory	DDR3-1600
	Max. Memory	32 GB
0	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
--	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 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 i3-3120M is 35 W.
Samsung Exynos 5422	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3120M
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	35 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The Samsung Exynos 5422 has a 2.50 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-3120M cache has a total of 3.00 MB.
Samsung Exynos 5422	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3120M
28 nm	Technology	22 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
--	Socket	PGA 988
None	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
No	AES-NI	Yes
Android	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2014	Release date	Q3/2012
--	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 ARM Mali-T628 MP6 @ 0.53 GHz	102 (36%)
	Intel Core i3-3120M Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz	282 (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 8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3120M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	508 (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 8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3120M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1136 (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 8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3120M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	439 (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 8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3120M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	927 (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 8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3120M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1682 (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 8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3120M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	613 (100%)

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