Samsung Exynos 8890 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5115

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Samsung Exynos 8890 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
Samsung Exynos 8890 Intel Xeon Gold 5115

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Samsung Exynos 8890 and the Intel Xeon Gold 5115 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 Xeon Gold 5115 which has 10 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Samsung Exynos 8890 (1) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34)
2 Generation 1
Exynos M1 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Skylake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- 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 Xeon Gold 5115 clocks with 2.40 GHz (2.80 GHz), has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel.

Samsung Exynos 8890 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5115
8 Cores 10
8 Threads 20
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz
4x Exynos M1 (Mangoos)
A-Core 2.40 GHz (2.80 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 8890 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5115
-- 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-T880 MP12 GPU no iGPU
0.65 GHz GPU frequency --
0.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Midgard 4 GPU Generation --
16 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
12 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- 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-T880 MP12 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
No 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 8890, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5115 supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 115.2 GB/s enabled.

Samsung Exynos 8890 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5115
LPDDR4-1866 Memory DDR4-2400
Max. Memory 768 GB
0 Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 115.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 14.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Samsung Exynos 8890 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 5115 is 85 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Samsung Exynos 8890 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5115
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 85 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 Xeon Gold 5115 is at 14.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Samsung Exynos 8890 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5115
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
Q1/2016 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 1220 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 8890 (39%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 8890 (16%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 (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 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
331 (37%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
883 (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 (14%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
7943 (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 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
410 (40%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
1021 (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 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
1034 (17%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
5942 (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 (17%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
14689 (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 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
3493 (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 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
ARM Mali-T880 MP12 @ 0.65 GHz
265 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
@ 0.00 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 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
122 (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 Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
1327 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 8890 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
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