Samsung Exynos 7870 vs AMD GX-217GI
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CPU comparisonSamsung Exynos 7870 or AMD GX-217GI - 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 GX-217GI has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD GX-217GI was released in Q2/2016. |
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| Samsung Exynos (47) | Family | AMD G (38) |
| Samsung Exynos 7570/7870/7880 (4) | CPU group | AMD G-Series 3rd Gen (5) |
| 1 | Generation | 3 |
| Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Prairie Falcon Excavator+ |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe 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 GX-217GI has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD GX-217GI is at 1.70 GHz (2.00 GHz). |
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| Samsung Exynos 7870 | Characteristic | AMD GX-217GI |
| 8 | Cores | 2 |
| 8 | Threads | 2 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.60 GHz | Frequency | 1.70 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 2.00 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe Samsung Exynos 7870 or AMD GX-217GI 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. |
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| ARM Mali-T830 MP1 | GPU | AMD Radeon R6E |
| 0.60 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.20 GHz |
| 0.60 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 0.76 GHz |
| Midgard 4 | GPU Generation | 0 |
| 28nm | Technology | 28 nm |
| 2 | Max. displays | 2 |
| 1 | Compute units | 6 |
| 16 | Shader | 384 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 11 | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| ARM Mali-T830 MP1 | GPU | AMD Radeon R6E |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| Decode | 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 |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Samsung Exynos 7870 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The AMD GX-217GI supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s. |
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| Samsung Exynos 7870 | Characteristic | AMD GX-217GI |
| LPDDR3-933 | Memory | DDR4-1600, DDR3-1600 |
| Max. Memory | ||
| 0 | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| -- | Max. Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 2.00 MB | L2 Cache | 1.00 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 8 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 7.9 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 7870 is --, while the AMD GX-217GI has a TDP of 12 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Samsung Exynos 7870 | Characteristic | AMD GX-217GI |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 12 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | 15 W |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Samsung Exynos 7870 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD GX-217GI is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache. |
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| Samsung Exynos 7870 | Characteristic | AMD GX-217GI |
| 14 nm | Technology | 28 nm |
| Unknown | Chip design | Monolithic |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 |
| -- | Socket | FP4 |
| None | Virtualization | AMD-V |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q1/2016 | Release date | Q2/2016 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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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.
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Samsung Exynos 7870
ARM Mali-T830 MP1 @ 0.60 GHz |
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AMD GX-217GI
AMD Radeon R6E @ 0.76 GHz |
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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.
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Samsung Exynos 7870
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz |
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AMD GX-217GI
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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Samsung Exynos 7870
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz |
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AMD GX-217GI
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz |
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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.
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Samsung Exynos 7870
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz |
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AMD GX-217GI
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Samsung Exynos 7870 | AMD GX-217GI |
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