Samsung Exynos 980 vs AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme Benchmark, comparison and differences


Samsung Exynos 980		AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
CPU comparison Samsung Exynos 980 or AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Samsung Exynos 980 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 12 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 980 was released in Q4/2019. The AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme was released in Q2/2023.

Samsung Exynos (47)	Family	AMD Ryzen Z1 (2)
Samsung Exynos 980 (1)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 7040 (21)
4	Generation	6
Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55	Architecture	Phoenix (Zen 4)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Samsung Exynos 980 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 980 is 2.20 GHz while the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme is at 3.30 GHz (5.10 GHz).
Samsung Exynos 980	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
8	Cores	8
8	Threads	16
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.20 GHz 2x Cortex-A77	A-Core	3.30 GHz (5.10 GHz) 8x Zen 4
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 980	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) The Samsung Exynos 980 or AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
ARM Mali-G76 MP5	GPU	AMD Radeon 780M
0.72 GHz	GPU frequency	0.80 GHz
0.72 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	2.70 GHz
Bifrost 3	GPU Generation	3
7 nm	Technology	4 nm
2	Max. displays	4
5	Compute units	12
80	Shader	768
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	AMD FSR
4 GB	Max. GPU Memory	32 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 780M
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Samsung Exynos 980 can use up to 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 120.0 GB/s.
Samsung Exynos 980	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
LPDDR4X-1866	Memory	DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
12 GB	Max. Memory	256 GB
4 (Quad Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
--	Max. Bandwidth	120.0 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	8.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
--	PCIe version	4.0
--	PCIe lanes	20
--	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 980 is --, while the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme has a TDP of 28 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Samsung Exynos 980	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	28 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	30 W
--	TDP down	15 W
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Samsung Exynos 980 is manufactured in 8 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 24.00 MB cache.
Samsung Exynos 980	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
8 nm	Technology	4 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
--	Socket	FP8
None	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
No	AES-NI	Yes
Android	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2019	Release date	Q2/2023
--	Release price	--

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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 980 ARM Mali-G76 MP5 @ 0.72 GHz	260 (6%)
	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.70 GHz	4201 (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 980 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1807 (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 980 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	14798 (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 980 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1917 (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 980 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	9977 (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 980 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	2446 (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 980 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	10726 (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 980 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	330665 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)

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 980 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	25566 (100%)


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Samsung Exynos 980 vs AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

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NPU AI performance

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details