Samsung Exynos 990 vs Intel Core i7-5500U

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 990 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-5500U
Samsung Exynos 990 Intel Core i7-5500U

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 990 or Intel Core i7-5500U - 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 i7-5500U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-5500U was released in Q1/2015.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Samsung Exynos 990 (1) CPU group Intel Core i 5000U (16)
4 Generation 5
Exynos M5/Cortex-A76/-A55 Architecture Broadwell U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i7-4500U
-- Successor Intel Core i7-6500U

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 i7-5500U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.00 GHz).

Samsung Exynos 990 Characteristic Intel Core i7-5500U
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.73 GHz
2x Exynos M5
A-Core 2.40 GHz (3.00 GHz)
2.50 GHz
2x Cortex-A76
B-Core --
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 i7-5500U
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 HD Graphics 5500
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
Vallhall 1 GPU Generation 8
7 nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 3
11 Compute units 24
176 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 16 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-G77 MP11 GPU Intel HD Graphics 5500
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 Decode
Decode 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 990 supports a maximum of 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-5500U can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Samsung Exynos 990 Characteristic Intel Core i7-5500U
LPDDR5-2750 Memory DDR3-1600
12 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
1.50 MB L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 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 i7-5500U is 15 W.

Samsung Exynos 990 Characteristic Intel Core i7-5500U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 990 has a 3.50 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-5500U cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

Samsung Exynos 990 Characteristic Intel Core i7-5500U
7 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
-- Socket BGA 1168
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2020 Release date Q1/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 990 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5500U (79%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 990 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5500U (62%)

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 Samsung Exynos 990
8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz
923 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
681 (74%)

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 Samsung Exynos 990
8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz
2779 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1737 (63%)

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 Samsung Exynos 990
8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz
1144 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
956 (84%)

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 Samsung Exynos 990
8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz
2645 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1933 (73%)

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 Samsung Exynos 990
ARM Mali-G77 MP11 @ 0.80 GHz
1126 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
Intel HD Graphics 5500 @ 0.95 GHz
365 (32%)

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 Samsung Exynos 990
8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz
5511 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
2762 (50%)

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 Samsung Exynos 990
8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz
510697 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Samsung Exynos 990 Samsung Exynos 990
8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
860 (100%)

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 990 Samsung Exynos 990
8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
123 (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 990 Samsung Exynos 990
8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
307 (100%)

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 Samsung Exynos 990
8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz
15 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 990 Intel Core i7-5500U
Samsung Galaxy S20
Samsung Galaxy S20+
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
Unknown

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