HiSilicon Kirin 658 vs Intel Core i7-3612QM

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HiSilicon Kirin 658 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-3612QM
HiSilicon Kirin 658 Intel Core i7-3612QM

CPU comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 658 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 HiSilicon Kirin 658 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.35 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 658 was released in Q2/2016.

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.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4) CPU group Intel Core i 3000M (29)
4 Generation 3
Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Ivy Bridge H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 658 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.35 GHz. The Intel Core i7-3612QM has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.10 GHz).

HiSilicon Kirin 658 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3612QM
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.35 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 2.10 GHz (3.10 GHz)
1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core --

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.

HiSilicon Kirin 658 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3612QM
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

ARM Mali-T830 MP2 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
0.90 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
Midgard 4 GPU Generation 7
28nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 16
32 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 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.

ARM Mali-T830 MP2 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The HiSilicon Kirin 658 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-3612QM can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

HiSilicon Kirin 658 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3612QM
LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The HiSilicon Kirin 658 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i7-3612QM is 35 W.

HiSilicon Kirin 658 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3612QM
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 658 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-3612QM cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

HiSilicon Kirin 658 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3612QM
16 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 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
Q2/2016 Release date Q2/2012
-- Release price 363 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 658 (27%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 658 (30%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM (100%)

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.
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 GHz
183 (27%)
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.
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 GHz
815 (30%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2752 (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.
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz
61 (22%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz
282 (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.
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 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.
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
1955 (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.
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 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.
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
1386 (100%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 658 Intel Core i7-3612QM
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