Samsung Exynos 7872 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6234

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 7872 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6234
Samsung Exynos 7872 Intel Xeon Gold 6234

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Samsung Exynos 7872 and the Intel Xeon Gold 6234 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 Xeon Gold 6234 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2019.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Samsung Exynos 7872/7884/7885/7904 (4) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
2 Generation 2
Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Cascade Lake
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 Intel Xeon Gold 6234 clocks with 3.30 GHz (4.00 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.

Samsung Exynos 7872 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6234
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 3.30 GHz (4.00 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 Xeon Gold 6234
-- 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 Xeon Gold 6234 supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 140.7 GB/s enabled.

Samsung Exynos 7872 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6234
LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR4-2933
Max. Memory 1024 GB
0 Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 24.75 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Samsung Exynos 7872 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 6234 is 130 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Samsung Exynos 7872 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6234
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 130 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 7872 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 6234 is at 24.75 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Samsung Exynos 7872 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6234
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 3647
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2018 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price 2216 $
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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 Xeon Gold 6234 Intel Xeon Gold 6234
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
1082 (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 Xeon Gold 6234 Intel Xeon Gold 6234
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
7973 (100%)

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 Xeon Gold 6234 Intel Xeon Gold 6234
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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