HiSilicon Kirin 920 vs Intel Core i7-2715QE

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HiSilicon Kirin 920 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-2715QE
HiSilicon Kirin 920 Intel Core i7-2715QE

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 920 and the Intel Core i7-2715QE and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the HiSilicon Kirin 920 8 core processor released in Q3/2014 with the Intel Core i7-2715QE which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2011.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
HiSilicon Kirin 920 (3) CPU group Intel Core i 2000M (46)
2 Generation 2
Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7 Architecture Sandy Bridge H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 920 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-2715QE clocks with 2.10 GHz (3.00 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

HiSilicon Kirin 920 Characteristic Intel Core i7-2715QE
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
A-Core 2.10 GHz (3.00 GHz)
1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A7
B-Core --

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.

HiSilicon Kirin 920 Characteristic Intel Core i7-2715QE
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

ARM Mali-T628 MP4 GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
Midgard 2 GPU Generation 6
32nm Technology 32 nm
1 Max. displays 2
4 Compute units 12
64 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 10.1

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-T628 MP4 GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No 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
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the HiSilicon Kirin 920, while the Intel Core i7-2715QE supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

HiSilicon Kirin 920 Characteristic Intel Core i7-2715QE
LPDDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The HiSilicon Kirin 920 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-2715QE is 45 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

HiSilicon Kirin 920 Characteristic Intel Core i7-2715QE
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 920 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-2715QE is at 6.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

HiSilicon Kirin 920 Characteristic Intel Core i7-2715QE
28 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
-- Socket BGA 1023
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2014 Release date Q1/2011
-- Release price 295 $
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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 920 HiSilicon Kirin 920
ARM Mali-T628 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (33%)
Intel Core i7-2715QE Intel Core i7-2715QE
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.20 GHz
230 (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 920 HiSilicon Kirin 920
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-2715QE Intel Core i7-2715QE
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
587 (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 920 HiSilicon Kirin 920
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-2715QE Intel Core i7-2715QE
4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
1345 (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 920 HiSilicon Kirin 920
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-2715QE Intel Core i7-2715QE
4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
3221 (100%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 920 Intel Core i7-2715QE
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