Samsung Exynos 7872 vs Intel Core i9-11900

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Samsung Exynos 7872 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-11900
Samsung Exynos 7872 Intel Core i9-11900

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Samsung Exynos 7872 and the Intel Core i9-11900 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 Core i9-11900 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2021.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
Samsung Exynos 7872/7884/7885/7904 (4) CPU group Intel Core i 11000 (22)
2 Generation 11
Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Rocket Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i9-10900
-- Successor Intel Core i9-12900

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 Core i9-11900 clocks with 2.50 GHz (5.20 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.

Samsung Exynos 7872 Characteristic Intel Core i9-11900
6 Cores 8
6 Threads 16
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
2x Cortex-A73
A-Core 2.50 GHz (5.20 GHz)
1.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core --

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 7872 Characteristic Intel Core i9-11900
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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 Intel UHD Graphics 750
0.95 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.95 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.30 GHz
Bifrost 1 GPU Generation 12
16 nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 3
1 Compute units 32
16 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB 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-G71 MP1 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 750
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
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the Samsung Exynos 7872, while the Intel Core i9-11900 supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled.

Samsung Exynos 7872 Characteristic Intel Core i9-11900
LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 128 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache 4.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 16.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Samsung Exynos 7872 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i9-11900 is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Samsung Exynos 7872 Characteristic Intel Core i9-11900
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) 224 W @ 56 s
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 7872 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i9-11900 is at 20.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Samsung Exynos 7872 Characteristic Intel Core i9-11900
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, AVX-512
-- Socket LGA 1200
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2018 Release date Q1/2021
-- Release price 439 $
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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 (5%)
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
Intel UHD Graphics 750 @ 1.30 GHz
666 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.
Samsung Exynos 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
1630 (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 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
1831 (100%)

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 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
9674 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Samsung Exynos 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
2148 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Samsung Exynos 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
10040 (100%)

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 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
22830 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Samsung Exynos 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
6293 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 7872 Intel Core i9-11900
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