Samsung Exynos 7872 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6430

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 7872 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6430
Samsung Exynos 7872 Intel Xeon Gold 6430

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Samsung Exynos 7872 and the Intel Xeon Gold 6430 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 6430 which has 32 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2023.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Samsung Exynos 7872/7884/7885/7904 (4) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5400/6400 (25)
2 Generation 4
Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Sapphire Rapids
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 6430 clocks with 2.10 GHz (3.40 GHz), has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel.

Samsung Exynos 7872 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6430
6 Cores 32
6 Threads 64
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
2x Cortex-A73
A-Core 2.10 GHz (3.40 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 Xeon Gold 6430
-- 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 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 6430 supports a maximum of 4096 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 281.6 GB/s enabled.

Samsung Exynos 7872 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6430
LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR5-4400
Max. Memory 4096 GB
0 Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 281.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 60.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 80
-- PCIe Bandwidth 315.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Samsung Exynos 7872 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 6430 is 270 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Samsung Exynos 7872 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6430
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 270 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 6430 is at 60.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Samsung Exynos 7872 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6430
14 nm Technology 10 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
-- Socket LGA 4677
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows, Linux
Q1/2018 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price 2128 $
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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 Xeon Gold 6430 Intel Xeon Gold 6430
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 7872 Intel Xeon Gold 6430
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