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Samsung Exynos 980 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M | |
CPU comparisonSamsung Exynos 980 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M - 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 Xeon Platinum 8260M has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M was released in Q2/2019. |
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Samsung Exynos (47) | Family | Intel Xeon Platinum (89) |
Samsung Exynos 980 (1) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21) |
4 | Generation | 2 |
Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55 | Architecture | Cascade Lake |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe 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 Xeon Platinum 8260M has 24 CPU cores and 48 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M is at 2.40 GHz (3.90 GHz). |
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Samsung Exynos 980 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M |
8 | Cores | 24 |
8 | Threads | 48 |
hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.20 GHz 2x Cortex-A77 |
A-Core | 2.40 GHz (3.90 GHz) |
1.80 GHz 6x Cortex-A55 |
B-Core | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe Samsung Exynos 980 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M 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. |
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ARM Mali-G76 MP5 | GPU | no iGPU |
0.72 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
0.72 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
Bifrost 3 | GPU Generation | -- |
7 nm | Technology | |
2 | Max. displays | |
5 | Compute units | -- |
80 | Shader | -- |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
4 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
12 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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ARM Mali-G76 MP5 | GPU | no iGPU |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VC-1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Samsung Exynos 980 can use up to 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M supports up to GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 140.7 GB/s. |
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Samsung Exynos 980 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M |
LPDDR4X-1866 | Memory | DDR4-2933 |
12 GB | Max. Memory | |
4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | 140.7 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
2.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | 35.75 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 48 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 980 is --, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M has a TDP of 165 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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Samsung Exynos 980 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M |
-- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 165 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Samsung Exynos 980 is manufactured in 8 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 35.75 MB cache. |
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Samsung Exynos 980 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M |
8 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 |
Q4/2019 | Release date | Q2/2019 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 980
ARM Mali-G76 MP5 @ 0.72 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
24C 48T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
24C 48T @ 2.40 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Samsung Exynos 980 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M |
Unknown | Unknown |