Samsung Exynos 5800 vs AMD FX-8100

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 5800 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD FX-8100
Samsung Exynos 5800 AMD FX-8100

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Samsung Exynos 5800 and the AMD FX-8100 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Samsung Exynos 5800 8 core processor released in Q2/2014 with the AMD FX-8100 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2011.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family AMD FX (30)
Samsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800 (5) CPU group AMD FX-8000 (11)
3 Generation 2
Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7 Architecture Vishera (Bulldozer)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 5800 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The AMD FX-8100 clocks with 2.80 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Samsung Exynos 5800 Characteristic AMD FX-8100
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
A-Core 2.80 GHz (3.70 GHz)
1.30 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 5800 Characteristic AMD FX-8100
-- 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 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 5800, while the AMD FX-8100 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 29.9 GB/s enabled.

Samsung Exynos 5800 Characteristic AMD FX-8100
LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR3-1866
Max. Memory
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Samsung Exynos 5800 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the AMD FX-8100 is 95 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Samsung Exynos 5800 Characteristic AMD FX-8100
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 5800 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of AMD FX-8100 is at 8.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Samsung Exynos 5800 Characteristic AMD FX-8100
28 nm Technology 32 nm
Unknown Chip design Unknown
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
-- Socket AM3+
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2014 Release date Q4/2011
-- Release price --
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 5800 Samsung Exynos 5800
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-8100 AMD FX-8100
8C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
161 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 5800 Samsung Exynos 5800
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-8100 AMD FX-8100
8C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
796 (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 5800 Samsung Exynos 5800
ARM Mali-T628 MP6 @ 0.60 GHz
115 (100%)
AMD FX-8100 AMD FX-8100
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 5800 Samsung Exynos 5800
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-8100 AMD FX-8100
8C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
6159 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 5800 AMD FX-8100
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