Samsung Exynos 7872 vs Intel Atom Z550

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 7872 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom Z550
Samsung Exynos 7872 Intel Atom Z550

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Samsung Exynos 7872 and the Intel Atom Z550 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Samsung Exynos 7872 6 core processor released in Q1/2018 with the Intel Atom Z550 which has 1 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2009.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Intel Atom (108)
Samsung Exynos 7872/7884/7885/7904 (4) CPU group Intel Atom Z500 (1)
2 Generation 1
Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Silverthorne
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- 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 Intel Atom Z550 clocks with 2.00 GHz, has 1 CPU cores and can calculate 1 threads in parallel.

Samsung Exynos 7872 Characteristic Intel Atom Z550
6 Cores 1
6 Threads 1
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
2x Cortex-A73
A-Core 2.00 GHz
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 Intel Atom Z550
-- 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 Intel Atom Z550 supports a maximum of 2 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Samsung Exynos 7872 Characteristic Intel Atom Z550
LPDDR3-933 Memory
Max. Memory 2 GB
0 Memory channels 0
-- Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache 0.50 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Samsung Exynos 7872 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Atom Z550 is 2.4 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Samsung Exynos 7872 Characteristic Intel Atom Z550
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 2.4 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 7872 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Atom Z550 is at 0.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 45 nm.

Samsung Exynos 7872 Characteristic Intel Atom Z550
14 nm Technology 45 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3
-- Socket BGA 441
None Virtualization Intel VT-x
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems
Q1/2018 Release date Q2/2009
-- 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.
Samsung Exynos 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
ARM Mali-G71 MP1 @ 0.95 GHz
32 (100%)
Intel Atom Z550 Intel Atom Z550
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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