Samsung Exynos 7870 vs AMD A6-3670K

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 7870 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A6-3670K
Samsung Exynos 7870 AMD A6-3670K

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 7870 or AMD A6-3670K - 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 7870 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 7870 was released in Q1/2016.

The AMD A6-3670K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-3670K was released in Q4/2011.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family AMD A (112)
Samsung Exynos 7570/7870/7880 (4) CPU group AMD A6-3000 (5)
1 Generation 1
Cortex-A53 Architecture Llano (K10)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 7870 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 7870 is 1.60 GHz while the AMD A6-3670K has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-3670K is at 2.70 GHz.

Samsung Exynos 7870 Characteristic AMD A6-3670K
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.60 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 7870 Characteristic AMD A6-3670K
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Samsung Exynos 7870 or AMD A6-3670K has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

ARM Mali-T830 MP1 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6530D
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.44 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Midgard 4 GPU Generation 3
28nm Technology 32 nm
2 Max. displays 0
1 Compute units 5
16 Shader 320
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
11 DirectX Version 11

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-T830 MP1 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6530D
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Samsung Exynos 7870 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The AMD A6-3670K supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Samsung Exynos 7870 Characteristic AMD A6-3670K
LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 7870 is --, while the AMD A6-3670K has a TDP of 100 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Samsung Exynos 7870 Characteristic AMD A6-3670K
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 100 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 7870 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD A6-3670K is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

Samsung Exynos 7870 Characteristic AMD A6-3670K
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Unknown Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
-- Socket FM1
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2016 Release date Q4/2011
-- Release price 60 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 7870 (0%)
AMD A6-3670K (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 7870 (29%)
AMD A6-3670K (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 7870 Samsung Exynos 7870
ARM Mali-T830 MP1 @ 0.60 GHz
20 (7%)
AMD A6-3670K AMD A6-3670K
AMD Radeon HD 6530D @ 0.44 GHz
284 (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 7870 Samsung Exynos 7870
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
963 (29%)
AMD A6-3670K AMD A6-3670K
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
3288 (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 7870 Samsung Exynos 7870
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
115 (100%)
AMD A6-3670K AMD A6-3670K
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 7870 Samsung Exynos 7870
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
452 (100%)
AMD A6-3670K AMD A6-3670K
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 7870 AMD A6-3670K
Unknown Unknown

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