Samsung Exynos 990 vs Intel Core i5-12500H Benchmark, comparison and differences


Samsung Exynos 990		Intel Core i5-12500H
CPU comparison Samsung Exynos 990 or Intel Core i5-12500H - 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 990 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.73 GHz. Up to 12 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 990 was released in Q1/2020. The Intel Core i5-12500H has 12 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-12500H was released in Q1/2022.

Samsung Exynos (47)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
Samsung Exynos 990 (1)	CPU group	Intel Core i 12000H (23)
4	Generation	12
Exynos M5/Cortex-A76/-A55	Architecture	Alder Lake H
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	Intel Core i5-11500H
--	Successor	Intel Core i5-13500H

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Samsung Exynos 990 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.73 GHz. The Intel Core i5-12500H has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (4.50 GHz).
Samsung Exynos 990	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-12500H
8	Cores	12
8	Threads	16
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.73 GHz 2x Exynos M5	A-Core	2.80 GHz (4.50 GHz) 4x Golden Cove
2.50 GHz 2x Cortex-A76	B-Core	1.80 GHz (3.30 GHz) 8x Gracemont
2.00 GHz 4x Cortex-A55	C-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 990	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-12500H
Samsung AI engine	AI hardware	--
2 NPU cores @ 15 TOPS	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
ARM Mali-G77 MP11	GPU	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
0.80 GHz	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.30 GHz
Vallhall 1	GPU Generation	13
7 nm	Technology	10 nm
1	Max. displays	4
11	Compute units	80
176	Shader	640
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
4 GB	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
12	DirectX Version	12.1

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-G77 MP11	GPU	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
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 / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode
Decode	Codec AV1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Samsung Exynos 990 supports a maximum of 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-12500H can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Samsung Exynos 990	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-12500H
LPDDR5-2750	Memory	LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
12 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
4 (Quad Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
--	Max. Bandwidth	83.2 GB/s
No	ECC	No
1.50 MB	L2 Cache	9.00 MB
2.00 MB	L3 Cache	18.00 MB
--	PCIe version	4.0
--	PCIe lanes	28
--	PCIe Bandwidth	55.1 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Samsung Exynos 990 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i5-12500H is 45 W.
Samsung Exynos 990	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-12500H
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	45 W
--	TDP (PL2)	115 W
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Samsung Exynos 990 has a 3.50 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-12500H cache has a total of 27.00 MB.
Samsung Exynos 990	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-12500H
7 nm	Technology	10 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
--	Socket	BGA 1744
None	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Android	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2020	Release date	Q1/2022
--	Release price	311 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Samsung Exynos 990 (53%)

Intel Core i5-12500H (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Samsung Exynos 990 (27%)

Intel Core i5-12500H (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 990 8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz	923 (55%)
	Intel Core i5-12500H 12C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	1674 (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 990 8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz	2779 (28%)
	Intel Core i5-12500H 12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	9780 (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 990 8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz	1144 (51%)
	Intel Core i5-12500H 12C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	2241 (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 990 8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz	2645 (27%)
	Intel Core i5-12500H 12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	9961 (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 990 ARM Mali-G77 MP11 @ 0.80 GHz	1126 (70%)
	Intel Core i5-12500H Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.30 GHz	1611 (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 990 8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz	5511 (25%)
	Intel Core i5-12500H 12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	21625 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Samsung Exynos 990 8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-12500H 12C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	102 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Samsung Exynos 990 8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-12500H 12C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	546 (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 990 8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-12500H 12C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	1722 (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 990 8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-12500H 12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	14017 (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 990 8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-12500H 12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	5688 (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 990 8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz	510697 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-12500H 12C 16T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).


	Samsung Exynos 990 8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz	15 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-12500H 12C 16T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)


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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details