Samsung S5L8920 vs Intel Core i7-980

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Samsung S5L8920 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-980
Samsung S5L8920 Intel Core i7-980

CPU comparison

Samsung S5L8920 or Intel Core i7-980 - 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 i7-980 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 24 GB of memory in 3 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-980 was released in Q2/2011.
Samsung S5L (3) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Samsung S5L8920 (1) CPU group Intel Core i7 900 (4)
2 Generation 1
Cortex-A8 Architecture Gulftown
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- 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 i7-980 has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-980 is at 3.33 GHz (3.60 GHz).

Samsung S5L8920 Characteristic Intel Core i7-980
1 Cores 6
1 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
0.60 GHz Frequency 3.33 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 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 S5L8920 Characteristic Intel Core i7-980
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Samsung S5L8920 or Intel Core i7-980 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 no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
65nm Technology
1 Max. displays
2 Compute units --
2 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 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 SGX535 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 S5L8920 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Core i7-980 supports up to 24 GB of memory in 3 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Samsung S5L8920 Characteristic Intel Core i7-980
Memory DDR3-1066
Max. Memory 24 GB
0 Memory channels 3
-- Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
0.26 MB L2 Cache 1.50 MB
-- L3 Cache 12.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung S5L8920 is --, while the Intel Core i7-980 has a TDP of 130 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Samsung S5L8920 Characteristic Intel Core i7-980
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 130 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung S5L8920 is manufactured in 65 nm and has 0.26 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-980 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 13.50 MB cache.

Samsung S5L8920 Characteristic Intel Core i7-980
65 nm Technology 32 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket LGA 1366
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2009 Release date Q2/2011
-- Release price 594 $
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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 i7-980 Intel Core i7-980
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
614 (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 i7-980 Intel Core i7-980
6C 12T @ 3.33 GHz
3370 (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 i7-980 Intel Core i7-980
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
645 (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 i7-980 Intel Core i7-980
6C 12T @ 3.33 GHz
2714 (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 i7-980 Intel Core i7-980
6C 12T @ 3.33 GHz
6895 (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 i7-980 Intel Core i7-980
6C 12T @ 3.33 GHz
2275 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung S5L8920 Intel Core i7-980
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