Samsung Exynos 8890 vs Intel Core i3-3227U

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Samsung Exynos 8890 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-3227U
Samsung Exynos 8890 Intel Core i3-3227U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Samsung Exynos 8890 and the Intel Core i3-3227U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Samsung Exynos 8890 8 core processor released in Q1/2016 with the Intel Core i3-3227U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2013.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Samsung Exynos 8890 (1) CPU group Intel Core i 3000U (12)
2 Generation 3
Exynos M1 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Ivy Bridge U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 8890 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-3227U clocks with 1.90 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Samsung Exynos 8890 Characteristic Intel Core i3-3227U
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz
4x Exynos M1 (Mangoos)
A-Core 1.90 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 8890 Characteristic Intel Core i3-3227U
-- 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-T880 MP12 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
Midgard 4 GPU Generation 7
16 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
12 Compute units 16
192 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 11.0

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-T880 MP12 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the Samsung Exynos 8890, while the Intel Core i3-3227U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Samsung Exynos 8890 Characteristic Intel Core i3-3227U
LPDDR4-1866 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Samsung Exynos 8890 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-3227U is 17 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Samsung Exynos 8890 Characteristic Intel Core i3-3227U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 8890 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-3227U is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Samsung Exynos 8890 Characteristic Intel Core i3-3227U
14 nm Technology 22 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
-- Socket BGA 1023
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2016 Release date Q1/2013
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 8890 (92%)
Intel Core i3-3227U (91%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 8890 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3227U (67%)

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 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
331 (84%)
Intel Core i3-3227U Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
392 (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 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
1136 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3227U Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
952 (84%)

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 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
410 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3227U Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
331 (81%)

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 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
1034 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3227U Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
697 (67%)

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 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
ARM Mali-T880 MP12 @ 0.65 GHz
265 (94%)
Intel Core i3-3227U Intel Core i3-3227U
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz
282 (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 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
2524 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3227U Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
1284 (51%)

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 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3227U Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
69 (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 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3227U Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
175 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 8890 Intel Core i3-3227U
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