Samsung Exynos 880 vs AMD A12-9800

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 880 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A12-9800
Samsung Exynos 880 AMD A12-9800

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Samsung Exynos 880 and the AMD A12-9800 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Samsung Exynos 880 8 core processor released in Q2/2020 with the AMD A12-9800 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family AMD A (112)
Samsung Exynos 800 (2) CPU group AMD A12-9800 (1)
4 Generation 7
Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Excavator (Bristol Ridge)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 880 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The AMD A12-9800 clocks with 3.80 GHz (4.20 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Samsung Exynos 880 Characteristic AMD A12-9800
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
2x Cortex-A77
A-Core 3.80 GHz (4.20 GHz)
4x Excavator
1.80 GHz
6x Cortex-A55
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 880 Characteristic AMD A12-9800
-- 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-G76 MP5 GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
0.72 GHz GPU frequency 1.11 GHz
0.72 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Bifrost 3 GPU Generation 6
7 nm Technology 28 nm
2 Max. displays 2
5 Compute units 8
80 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 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-G76 MP5 GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode / Encode 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 880, while the AMD A12-9800 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.

Samsung Exynos 880 Characteristic AMD A12-9800
LPDDR4X Memory DDR4-2400
Max. Memory 64 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 8
-- PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Samsung Exynos 880 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the AMD A12-9800 is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Samsung Exynos 880 Characteristic AMD A12-9800
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 880 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 8 nm. The cache of AMD A12-9800 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Samsung Exynos 880 Characteristic AMD A12-9800
8 nm Technology 28 nm
Unknown Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4
-- Socket AM4 (PGA 1331)
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2020 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 880 (100%)
AMD A12-9800 (94%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 880 (100%)
AMD A12-9800 (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 880 Samsung Exynos 880
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
645 (100%)
AMD A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
607 (94%)

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 880 Samsung Exynos 880
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1830 (100%)
AMD A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1827 (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 880 Samsung Exynos 880
ARM Mali-G76 MP5 @ 0.72 GHz
260 (23%)
AMD A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 1.11 GHz
1143 (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 880 Samsung Exynos 880
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
655 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-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 multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Samsung Exynos 880 Samsung Exynos 880
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1979 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 880 Samsung Exynos 880
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
254 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Samsung Exynos 880 Samsung Exynos 880
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
762 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Samsung Exynos 880 Samsung Exynos 880
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
287445 (100%)
AMD A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 880 Samsung Exynos 880
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
100 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Samsung Exynos 880 Samsung Exynos 880
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
326 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 880 AMD A12-9800
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