Samsung Exynos 5430 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256

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Samsung Exynos 5430 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6256
Samsung Exynos 5430 Intel Xeon Gold 6256

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Samsung Exynos 5430 and the Intel Xeon Gold 6256 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 Xeon Gold 6256 which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2020.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Samsung Exynos 5430 (1) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
4 Generation 2
Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7 Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- 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 Xeon Gold 6256 clocks with 3.60 GHz (4.50 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel.

Samsung Exynos 5430 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6256
8 Cores 12
8 Threads 24
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
A-Core 3.60 GHz (4.50 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 5430 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6256
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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 no iGPU
0.60 GHz GPU frequency --
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Midgard 2 GPU Generation --
32nm Technology
1 Max. displays
6 Compute units --
96 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version --

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 no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the Samsung Exynos 5430, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6256 supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 140.7 GB/s enabled.

Samsung Exynos 5430 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6256
LPDDR3e-1066 Memory DDR4-2933
Max. Memory 1024 GB
0 Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 33.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Samsung Exynos 5430 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 6256 is 205 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Samsung Exynos 5430 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6256
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 205 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 76 °C

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 5430 has 2.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 20 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 6256 is at 33.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Samsung Exynos 5430 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6256
20 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
-- Socket LGA 3647
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2014 Release date Q1/2020
-- Release price 3900 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 5430 (14%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6256 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 5430 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6256 (0%)

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 (14%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6256 Intel Xeon Gold 6256
12C 24T @ 4.50 GHz
1222 (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 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6256 Intel Xeon Gold 6256
12C 24T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6256 Intel Xeon Gold 6256
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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