HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Intel Atom Z3735G

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HiSilicon Kirin 950 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom Z3735G
HiSilicon Kirin 950 Intel Atom Z3735G

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 950 and the Intel Atom Z3735G and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the HiSilicon Kirin 950 8 core processor released in Q4/2015 with the Intel Atom Z3735G which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2014.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family Intel Atom (101)
HiSilicon Kirin 950 (2) CPU group Intel Atom Z3700 (16)
4 Generation 4
Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Bay Trail
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 950 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Atom Z3735G clocks with 1.33 GHz (1.83 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

HiSilicon Kirin 950 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3735G
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A72
A-Core 1.33 GHz (1.83 GHz)
1.80 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 950 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3735G
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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-T880 MP4 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
0.90 GHz GPU frequency 0.31 GHz
0.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.65 GHz
Midgard 4 GPU Generation 7
16 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 2
4 Compute units 4
64 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 11.2

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-T880 MP4 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
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

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the HiSilicon Kirin 950, while the Intel Atom Z3735G supports a maximum of 1 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 10.6 GB/s enabled.

HiSilicon Kirin 950 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3735G
LPDDR4 Memory DDR3L-1333
Max. Memory 1 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 10.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The HiSilicon Kirin 950 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Atom Z3735G is 4 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

HiSilicon Kirin 950 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3735G
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 4 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 950 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 16 nm. The cache of Intel Atom Z3735G is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

HiSilicon Kirin 950 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3735G
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
-- Socket BGA 592
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems
Q4/2015 Release date Q1/2014
-- Release price 17 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 950 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3735G (55%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 950 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3735G (43%)

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 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
331 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3735G Intel Atom Z3735G
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
182 (55%)

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 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1183 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3735G Intel Atom Z3735G
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
507 (43%)

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 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz
122 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3735G Intel Atom Z3735G
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.65 GHz
41 (34%)

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 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom Z3735G Intel Atom Z3735G
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
772 (100%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 950 Intel Atom Z3735G
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