Samsung S5L8920 vs Intel Core i7-3612QM

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Samsung S5L8920 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-3612QM
Samsung S5L8920 Intel Core i7-3612QM

CPU comparison

Samsung S5L8920 or Intel Core i7-3612QM - 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 S5L8920 has 1 cores with 1 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 0.60 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Samsung S5L8920 was released in Q2/2009.

The Intel Core i7-3612QM has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-3612QM was released in Q2/2012.
Samsung S5L (3) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Samsung S5L8920 (1) CPU group Intel Core i 3000M (29)
2 Generation 3
Cortex-A8 Architecture Ivy Bridge H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung S5L8920 has 1 CPU cores and can calculate 1 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Samsung S5L8920 is 0.60 GHz while the Intel Core i7-3612QM has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-3612QM is at 2.10 GHz (3.10 GHz).

Samsung S5L8920 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3612QM
1 Cores 4
1 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
0.60 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.00 GHz

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 S5L8920 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3612QM
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Samsung S5L8920 or Intel Core i7-3612QM 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.

PowerVR SGX535 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7
65nm Technology 22 nm
1 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 16
2 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 11.0

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 SGX535 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Samsung S5L8920 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Core i7-3612QM supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Samsung S5L8920 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3612QM
Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
0.26 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung S5L8920 is --, while the Intel Core i7-3612QM has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Samsung S5L8920 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3612QM
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Samsung S5L8920 is manufactured in 65 nm and has 0.26 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-3612QM is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

Samsung S5L8920 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3612QM
65 nm Technology 22 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
-- Socket PGA 988
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2009 Release date Q2/2012
-- Release price 363 $
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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 S5L8920 Samsung S5L8920
1C 1T @ 0.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
684 (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 S5L8920 Samsung S5L8920
1C 1T @ 0.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2752 (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 S5L8920 Samsung S5L8920
1C 1T @ 0.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
571 (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 S5L8920 Samsung S5L8920
1C 1T @ 0.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
1955 (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 S5L8920 Samsung S5L8920
PowerVR SGX535 @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz
282 (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 S5L8920 Samsung S5L8920
1C 1T @ 0.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
4631 (100%)

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 S5L8920 Samsung S5L8920
1C 1T @ 0.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
1386 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung S5L8920 Intel Core i7-3612QM
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