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 Intel Atom x7-Z8700

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Higher clock speed

1.60 GHz 1.50 GHz

Around -7% better clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed

2.40 GHz 2.00 GHz

Around 17% better overclocked clock speed

Top features of HiSilicon Kirin 930

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More number of cores

8 4

2 times more cores

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Intel Atom x7-Z8700 HiSilicon Kirin 930

CPU generation and family

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

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

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Atom x7-Z8700 vs HiSilicon Kirin 930 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	1.60 GHz 1.50 GHz
CPU Cores	4 8
Turbo (1 Core)	2.40 GHz 2.00 GHz
CPU Threads	4 8
Hyperthreading	No No
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A core	-- 4x Cortex-A53
B core	-- 4x Cortex-A53

Internal Graphics

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

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

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Atom x7-Z8700 and HiSilicon Kirin 930. 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 Decode / Encode
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode / Encode No
VC-1	Decode No
JPEG	Decode No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Atom x7-Z8700 and HiSilicon Kirin 930 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 Intel Atom x7-Z8700 and HiSilicon Kirin 930.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Atom x7-Z8700 or HiSilicon Kirin 930? 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 Intel Atom x7-Z8700 and HiSilicon Kirin 930 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

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