Samsung Exynos 5800 vs Intel Core i5-8260U

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Samsung Exynos 5800 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-8260U
Samsung Exynos 5800 Intel Core i5-8260U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Samsung Exynos 5800 and the Intel Core i5-8260U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Samsung Exynos 5800 8 core processor released in Q2/2014 with the Intel Core i5-8260U which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2019.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Samsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800 (5) CPU group Intel Core i 8000U (KL) (7)
3 Generation 8
Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7 Architecture Kaby Lake U Refresh
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i5-7260U
-- 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 Intel Core i5-8260U clocks with 1.60 GHz (3.90 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Samsung Exynos 5800 Characteristic Intel Core i5-8260U
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
A-Core 1.60 GHz (3.90 GHz)
1.30 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 5800 Characteristic Intel Core i5-8260U
-- 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 Intel UHD Graphics 620
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
Midgard 2 GPU Generation 9.5
32nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 3
6 Compute units 24
96 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 16 GB
11 DirectX Version 12

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 UHD Graphics 620
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the Samsung Exynos 5800, while the Intel Core i5-8260U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.

Samsung Exynos 5800 Characteristic Intel Core i5-8260U
LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR4-2400
Max. Memory 64 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Samsung Exynos 5800 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-8260U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Samsung Exynos 5800 Characteristic Intel Core i5-8260U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 25 W
-- TDP down 10 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 5800 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-8260U is at 6.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Samsung Exynos 5800 Characteristic Intel Core i5-8260U
28 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
-- Socket BGA 1528
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2014 Release date Q4/2019
-- Release price 297 $
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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 5800 Samsung Exynos 5800
ARM Mali-T628 MP6 @ 0.60 GHz
115 (27%)
Intel Core i5-8260U Intel Core i5-8260U
Intel UHD Graphics 620 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (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 5800 Samsung Exynos 5800
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8260U Intel Core i5-8260U
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
923 (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 5800 Samsung Exynos 5800
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8260U Intel Core i5-8260U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
3624 (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 5800 Samsung Exynos 5800
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8260U Intel Core i5-8260U
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1288 (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 5800 Samsung Exynos 5800
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8260U Intel Core i5-8260U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
3655 (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 5800 Samsung Exynos 5800
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8260U Intel Core i5-8260U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
6149 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 5800 Intel Core i5-8260U
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