Samsung Exynos 7870 vs Intel Xeon W-1290TE

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 7870 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon W-1290TE
Samsung Exynos 7870 Intel Xeon W-1290TE

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 7870 or Intel Xeon W-1290TE - 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 Intel Xeon W-1290TE has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-1290TE was released in Q2/2020.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Intel Xeon W (83)
Samsung Exynos 7570/7870/7880 (4) CPU group Intel Xeon W-1200 (13)
1 Generation 10
Cortex-A53 Architecture Comet Lake W
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 Intel Xeon W-1290TE has 10 CPU cores and 20 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon W-1290TE is at 1.80 GHz (4.50 GHz).
Samsung Exynos 7870 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-1290TE
8 Cores 10
8 Threads 20
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 1.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.20 GHz

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 7870 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-1290TE
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Samsung Exynos 7870 or Intel Xeon W-1290TE 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 Intel UHD Graphics P630
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
Midgard 4 GPU Generation 9.5
28nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
1 Compute units 24
16 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 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-T830 MP1 GPU Intel UHD Graphics P630
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode 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
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 Intel Xeon W-1290TE supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 46.9 GB/s.
Samsung Exynos 7870 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-1290TE
LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR4-2933
Max. Memory 128 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 46.9 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache 20.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 7870 is --, while the Intel Xeon W-1290TE has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Samsung Exynos 7870 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-1290TE
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 7870 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon W-1290TE is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 20.00 MB cache.
Samsung Exynos 7870 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-1290TE
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket LGA 1200
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2016 Release date Q2/2020
-- Release price 500 $
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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 7870 Samsung Exynos 7870
ARM Mali-T830 MP1 @ 0.60 GHz
20 (4%)
Intel Xeon W-1290TE Intel Xeon W-1290TE
Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (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%)
Intel Xeon W-1290TE Intel Xeon W-1290TE
10C 20T @ 4.50 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%)
Intel Xeon W-1290TE Intel Xeon W-1290TE
10C 20T @ 2.20 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 7870 Samsung Exynos 7870
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
963 (100%)
Intel Xeon W-1290TE Intel Xeon W-1290TE
10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Samsung Exynos 7870 Intel Xeon W-1290TE
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