Samsung Exynos 7870 vs AMD Phenom II X4 940
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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| Samsung Exynos 7870 | AMD Phenom II X4 940 | |
CPU comparisonSamsung Exynos 7870 or AMD Phenom II X4 940 - 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 Phenom II X4 940 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X4 940 was released in Q1/2009. |
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| Samsung Exynos (47) | Family | AMD Phenom II (52) |
| Samsung Exynos 7570/7870/7880 (4) | CPU group | AMD Phenom II - 800/900 (23) |
| 1 | Generation | 4 |
| Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Deneb (K10) |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | 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 Phenom II X4 940 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Phenom II X4 940 is at 3.00 GHz. |
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| Samsung Exynos 7870 | Characteristic | AMD Phenom II X4 940 |
| 8 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 4 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | Yes |
| 1.60 GHz | Frequency | 3.00 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe Samsung Exynos 7870 or AMD Phenom II X4 940 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 | no iGPU |
| 0.60 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
| 0.60 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| Midgard 4 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 28nm | Technology | |
| 2 | Max. displays | |
| 1 | Compute units | -- |
| 16 | Shader | -- |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 11 | DirectX Version | -- |
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 | no iGPU |
| 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 Phenom II X4 940 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s. |
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| Samsung Exynos 7870 | Characteristic | AMD Phenom II X4 940 |
| LPDDR3-933 | Memory | DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066 |
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| 0 | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| -- | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 2.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | 6.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 7870 is --, while the AMD Phenom II X4 940 has a TDP of 125 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 Phenom II X4 940 |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 125 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Samsung Exynos 7870 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD Phenom II X4 940 is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache. |
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| Samsung Exynos 7870 | Characteristic | AMD Phenom II X4 940 |
| 14 nm | Technology | 45 nm |
| Unknown | Chip design | Unknown |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | SSE3, SSE4a |
| -- | Socket | AM2+ |
| None | Virtualization | AMD-V |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q1/2016 | Release date | Q1/2009 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
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 Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 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 Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 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 Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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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.
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Samsung Exynos 7870
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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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.
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Samsung Exynos 7870
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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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 Phenom II X4 940
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
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Samsung Exynos 7870
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
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Samsung Exynos 7870
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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| Samsung Exynos 7870 | AMD Phenom II X4 940 |
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