Samsung S5L8900 vs AMD EPYC Embedded 3255

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Samsung S5L8900 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC Embedded 3255
Samsung S5L8900 AMD EPYC Embedded 3255

CPU comparison

Samsung S5L8900 or AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 - 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 S5L8900 has 1 cores with 1 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 0.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Samsung S5L8900 was released in Q1/2007.

The AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 512 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 was released in Q1/2018.
Samsung S5L (3) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Samsung S5L8900 (1) CPU group AMD EPYC Embedded 3000 (7)
1 Generation 1
ARM 1176 Architecture Snowy Owl (Zen)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung S5L8900 is a 1 core processor with a clock frequency of 0.40 GHz. The AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.10 GHz).

Samsung S5L8900 Characteristic AMD EPYC Embedded 3255
1 Cores 8
1 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
0.40 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 S5L8900 Characteristic AMD EPYC Embedded 3255
-- AI hardware --
-- 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.

PowerVR MBX Lite GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
130nm Technology
1 Max. displays
1 Compute units --
1 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

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.

PowerVR MBX Lite GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Samsung S5L8900 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 can connect up to 512 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Samsung S5L8900 Characteristic AMD EPYC Embedded 3255
Memory DDR4-2666
Max. Memory 512 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 4.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 16.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 32
-- PCIe Bandwidth 31.5 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Samsung S5L8900 has a TDP of --, that of the AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 is 55 W.

Samsung S5L8900 Characteristic AMD EPYC Embedded 3255
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 55 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 25 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Samsung S5L8900 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 cache has a total of 20.00 MB.

Samsung S5L8900 Characteristic AMD EPYC Embedded 3255
90 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
-- Socket SP4r2
None Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2007 Release date Q1/2018
-- Release price --
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