Samsung Exynos 980 vs Intel Atom Z3785

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Samsung Exynos 980 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom Z3785
Samsung Exynos 980 Intel Atom Z3785

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 980 or Intel Atom Z3785 - 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 Intel Atom Z3785 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.41 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3785 was released in Q2/2014.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Intel Atom (108)
Samsung Exynos 980 (1) CPU group Intel Atom Z3700 (16)
4 Generation 4
Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Bay Trail
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 Intel Atom Z3785 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom Z3785 is at 1.49 GHz (2.41 GHz).

Samsung Exynos 980 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3785
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz
2x Cortex-A77
A-Core 1.49 GHz (2.41 GHz)
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 Intel Atom Z3785
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Samsung Exynos 980 or Intel Atom Z3785 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 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
0.72 GHz GPU frequency 0.31 GHz
0.72 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.83 GHz
Bifrost 3 GPU Generation 7
7 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 2
5 Compute units 4
80 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.2

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 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Samsung Exynos 980 can use up to 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Atom Z3785 supports up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Samsung Exynos 980 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3785
LPDDR4X-1866 Memory LPDDR3-1333
12 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 980 is --, while the Intel Atom Z3785 has a TDP of 4 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Samsung Exynos 980 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3785
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 4 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 980 is manufactured in 8 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Atom Z3785 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Samsung Exynos 980 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3785
8 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
-- Socket BGA 1380
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems
Q4/2019 Release date Q2/2014
-- 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 Samsung Exynos 980
ARM Mali-G76 MP5 @ 0.72 GHz
260 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3785 Intel Atom Z3785
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.83 GHz
53 (21%)

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 Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
330665 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3785 Intel Atom Z3785
4C 4T @ 1.49 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 980 Intel Atom Z3785
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