HiSilicon Kirin 810 vs Intel Core i7-4960HQ

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


HiSilicon Kirin 810 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-4960HQ
HiSilicon Kirin 810 Intel Core i7-4960HQ

CPU comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 810 or Intel Core i7-4960HQ - 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 810 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 6 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 810 was released in Q2/2019.

The Intel Core i7-4960HQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4960HQ was released in Q4/2013.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
HiSilicon Kirin 810/820 (3) CPU group Intel Core i 4000M/4000H (38)
6 Generation 4
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Haswell H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 810 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 810 is 2.20 GHz while the Intel Core i7-4960HQ has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-4960HQ is at 2.60 GHz (3.80 GHz).

HiSilicon Kirin 810 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4960HQ
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz
2x Cortex-A76
A-Core 2.60 GHz (3.80 GHz)
1.90 GHz
6x Cortex-A55
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 810 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4960HQ
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The HiSilicon Kirin 810 or Intel Core i7-4960HQ 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.

ARM Mali-G52 MP6 GPU Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
0.85 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.30 GHz
Bifrost 2 GPU Generation 7.5
12 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
16 Compute units 40
288 Shader 320
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.1

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-G52 MP6 GPU Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The HiSilicon Kirin 810 can use up to 6 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Core i7-4960HQ supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

HiSilicon Kirin 810 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4960HQ
LPDDR4X-2133 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
6 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 810 is 5 W, while the Intel Core i7-4960HQ has a TDP of 47 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

HiSilicon Kirin 810 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4960HQ
5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 47 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 810 is manufactured in 7 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-4960HQ is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

HiSilicon Kirin 810 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4960HQ
7 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, AVX2
-- Socket BGA 1364
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q4/2013
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 810 (68%)
Intel Core i7-4960HQ (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 810 (54%)
Intel Core i7-4960HQ (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 810 HiSilicon Kirin 810
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
592 (65%)
Intel Core i7-4960HQ Intel Core i7-4960HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
906 (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 810 HiSilicon Kirin 810
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1898 (54%)
Intel Core i7-4960HQ Intel Core i7-4960HQ
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
3538 (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 810 HiSilicon Kirin 810
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
772 (71%)
Intel Core i7-4960HQ Intel Core i7-4960HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1084 (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 810 HiSilicon Kirin 810
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2035 (53%)
Intel Core i7-4960HQ Intel Core i7-4960HQ
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
3827 (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 810 HiSilicon Kirin 810
ARM Mali-G52 MP6 @ 0.85 GHz
122 (15%)
Intel Core i7-4960HQ Intel Core i7-4960HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.30 GHz
832 (100%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
HiSilicon Kirin 810 HiSilicon Kirin 810
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
338464 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4960HQ Intel Core i7-4960HQ
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
HiSilicon Kirin 810 HiSilicon Kirin 810
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
301946 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4960HQ Intel Core i7-4960HQ
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 810 HiSilicon Kirin 810
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4960HQ Intel Core i7-4960HQ
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
6732 (100%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 810 Intel Core i7-4960HQ
Huawei Honor 9X Pro
Huawei Honor Play 4T Pro
Huawei MatePad 10.4
Huawei Nova 5i Pro
Huawei P40 Lite
Unknown

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