Samsung S5L8920 vs Intel Xeon D-2738

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Samsung S5L8920 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon D-2738
Samsung S5L8920 Intel Xeon D-2738

CPU comparison

Samsung S5L8920 or Intel Xeon D-2738 - 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 Xeon D-2738 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon D-2738 was released in Q1/2022.
Samsung S5L (3) Family Intel Xeon D (79)
Samsung S5L8920 (1) CPU group Intel Xeon D-2700 (16)
2 Generation 4
Cortex-A8 Architecture Ice Lake
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 Xeon D-2738 has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon D-2738 is at 2.50 GHz (3.50 GHz).

Samsung S5L8920 Characteristic Intel Xeon D-2738
1 Cores 8
1 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
0.60 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.30 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Samsung S5L8920 Characteristic Intel Xeon D-2738
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Samsung S5L8920 or Intel Xeon D-2738 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 Xeon D-2738 supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 93.8 GB/s.

Samsung S5L8920 Characteristic Intel Xeon D-2738
Memory DDR4-2933
Max. Memory 1024 GB
0 Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 93.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
0.26 MB L2 Cache 15.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 32
-- PCIe Bandwidth 63.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung S5L8920 is --, while the Intel Xeon D-2738 has a TDP of 88 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Samsung S5L8920 Characteristic Intel Xeon D-2738
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 88 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 Xeon D-2738 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 15.00 MB cache.

Samsung S5L8920 Characteristic Intel Xeon D-2738
65 nm Technology 10 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
-- Socket BGA 2579
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2009 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price 713 $
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