Samsung Exynos 7872 vs AMD EPYC 9454

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Samsung Exynos 7872 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 9454
Samsung Exynos 7872 AMD EPYC 9454

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Samsung Exynos 7872 and the AMD EPYC 9454 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Samsung Exynos 7872 6 core processor released in Q1/2018 with the AMD EPYC 9454 which has 48 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2022.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Samsung Exynos 7872/7884/7885/7904 (4) CPU group AMD EPYC 9004 (21)
2 Generation 4
Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 7872 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The processor can compute 6 threads at the same time. The AMD EPYC 9454 clocks with 2.75 GHz (3.80 GHz), has 48 CPU cores and can calculate 96 threads in parallel.
Samsung Exynos 7872 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9454
6 Cores 48
6 Threads 96
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
2x Cortex-A73		 A-Core 2.75 GHz (3.80 GHz)
48x Zen 4
1.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A53		 B-Core --

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 7872 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9454
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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-G71 MP1 GPU no iGPU
0.95 GHz GPU frequency --
0.95 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Bifrost 1 GPU Generation --
16 nm Technology
1 Max. displays
1 Compute units --
16 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version --

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-G71 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
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the Samsung Exynos 7872, while the AMD EPYC 9454 supports a maximum of 6144 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 460.8 GB/s enabled.
Samsung Exynos 7872 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9454
LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR5-4800
Max. Memory 6144 GB
0 Memory channels 12
-- Max. Bandwidth 460.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache 48.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 256.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 128
-- PCIe Bandwidth 504.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Samsung Exynos 7872 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the AMD EPYC 9454 is 290 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Samsung Exynos 7872 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9454
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 290 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 300 W
-- TDP down 240 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 7872 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD EPYC 9454 is at 304.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 5 nm.
Samsung Exynos 7872 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9454
14 nm Technology 5 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI
-- Socket SP5
None Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11
Q1/2018 Release date Q4/2022
-- Release price 5225 $
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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 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
ARM Mali-G71 MP1 @ 0.95 GHz
32 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9454 AMD EPYC 9454
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
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