HiSilicon Kirin 930 VS Intel Atom x7-Z8700

Comparing HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs Intel Atom x7-Z8700

Comparison of video cards HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs Intel Atom x7-Z8700 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of HiSilicon Kirin 930

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More number of cores

8 4

2 times more threads

Top features of Intel Atom x7-Z8700

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Higher clock speed

1.60 GHz 1.50 GHz

Around 6% better clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed

2.40 GHz 2.00 GHz

Around 17 % better overclocked clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

HiSilicon Kirin 930 Intel Atom x7-Z8700

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 930 and Intel Atom x7-Z8700 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	HiSilicon Kirin 930 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Family	HiSilicon Kirin Intel Atom
Generation	3 1
CPU group	HiSilicon Kirin 930 Intel Atom x3/x5/x7

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs Intel Atom x7-Z8700 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	1.50 GHz 1.60 GHz
CPU Cores	8 4
Turbo (1 Core)	2.00 GHz 2.40 GHz
CPU Threads	8 4
Hyperthreading	No No
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
A core	4x Cortex-A53 --
B core	4x Cortex-A53 --

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 930 and Intel Atom x7-Z8700 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	ARM Mali-T628 MP4 Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU)
GPU frequency	0.60 GHz 0.20 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	0.60 GHz 0.60 GHz
Execution units	4 16
Shader	64 128
Max. GPU Memory	-- 8 GB
Max. displays	1 3
Generation	Midgard 2 8
DirectX Version	11 12
Technology	32nm 14 nm
Release date	Q4/2012 Q2/2015

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 930 and Intel Atom x7-Z8700. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP9	No No
VP8	Decode / Encode Decode
AV1	No No
AVC	No Decode / Encode
VC-1	No Decode
JPEG	No Decode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 930 and Intel Atom x7-Z8700 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	LPDDR3-1600 LPDDR3-1600
ECC	No No
Memory channels	2 2
PCIe version	2.0
PCIe lanes	2

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 930 and Intel Atom x7-Z8700.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	No Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 930 or Intel Atom x7-Z8700? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	2 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 930 and Intel Atom x7-Z8700 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	None VT-x, VT-x EPT
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
L3-Cache	-- 2.00 MB
Architecture	Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 Cherry Trail
Technology	28 nm 14 nm
Socket	N/A BGA 138
Release date	Q1/2015 Q1/2015