Samsung Exynos 5430 vs Intel Core i3-4025U

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 5430 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-4025U
Samsung Exynos 5430 Intel Core i3-4025U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Samsung Exynos 5430 and the Intel Core i3-4025U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Samsung Exynos 5430 8 core processor released in Q3/2014 with the Intel Core i3-4025U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2014.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Samsung Exynos 5430 (1) CPU group Intel Core i 4000U (26)
4 Generation 4
Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7 Architecture Haswell U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 5430 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-4025U clocks with 1.90 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Samsung Exynos 5430 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4025U
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
A-Core 1.90 GHz
1.40 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 5430 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4025U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4400
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
Midgard 2 GPU Generation 7.5
32nm Technology 22 nm
1 Max. displays 3
6 Compute units 20
96 Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 11.1

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 4400
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

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the Samsung Exynos 5430, while the Intel Core i3-4025U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Samsung Exynos 5430 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4025U
LPDDR3e-1066 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 16 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 10
-- PCIe Bandwidth 5.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Samsung Exynos 5430 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-4025U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Samsung Exynos 5430 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4025U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 5430 has 2.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 20 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-4025U is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Samsung Exynos 5430 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4025U
20 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, AVX2
-- Socket BGA 1168
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2014 Release date Q2/2014
-- Release price --
show more data show more data


Rate these processors

Here you can rate the Samsung Exynos 5430 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the Intel Core i3-4025U to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:


Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 5430 (39%)
Intel Core i3-4025U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 5430 (53%)
Intel Core i3-4025U (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 5430 Samsung Exynos 5430
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
175 (39%)
Intel Core i3-4025U Intel Core i3-4025U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
449 (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 5430 Samsung Exynos 5430
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
553 (53%)
Intel Core i3-4025U Intel Core i3-4025U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
1040 (100%)

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 5430 Samsung Exynos 5430
ARM Mali-T628 MP6 @ 0.60 GHz
115 (38%)
Intel Core i3-4025U Intel Core i3-4025U
Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 0.95 GHz
304 (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 5430 Samsung Exynos 5430
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4025U Intel Core i3-4025U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
574 (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 5430 Samsung Exynos 5430
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4025U Intel Core i3-4025U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
1235 (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 5430 Samsung Exynos 5430
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4025U Intel Core i3-4025U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
1940 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 5430 Intel Core i3-4025U
Unknown Unknown

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cxSamsung Exynos 5430 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx vs Samsung Exynos 5430
2. Samsung Exynos 5430Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 Samsung Exynos 5430 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
3. Intel Core i5-4200UIntel Core i3-4025U Intel Core i5-4200U vs Intel Core i3-4025U
4. Intel Core i3-4025UIntel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-4025U vs Intel Core i3-6100
5. Intel Celeron 4205UIntel Core i3-4025U Intel Celeron 4205U vs Intel Core i3-4025U
6. Intel Core i3-4025UIntel Celeron 1020M Intel Core i3-4025U vs Intel Celeron 1020M
7. Intel Core i7-10750HIntel Core i3-4025U Intel Core i7-10750H vs Intel Core i3-4025U
8. AMD Ryzen 3 3300XIntel Core i3-4025U AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Intel Core i3-4025U
9. Samsung Exynos 5430Intel Core i3-1125G4 Samsung Exynos 5430 vs Intel Core i3-1125G4
10. Intel Core i3-4025UIntel Core i5-5300U Intel Core i3-4025U vs Intel Core i5-5300U


back to index