HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Intel Core i7-2657M
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| HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Intel Core i7-2657M | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 950 and the Intel Core i7-2657M 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 Core i7-2657M which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2011. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | Intel Core i7 (298) |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 (2) | CPU group | Intel Core i 2000M (46) |
| 4 | Generation | 2 |
| Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Sandy Bridge H |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe 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 Core i7-2657M clocks with 1.60 GHz (2.70 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-2657M |
| 8 | Cores | 2 |
| 8 | Threads | 4 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.30 GHz 4x Cortex-A72 |
A-Core | 1.60 GHz (2.70 GHz) |
| 1.80 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
B-Core | -- |
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. |
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| ARM Mali-T880 MP4 | GPU | Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
| 0.90 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.35 GHz |
| 0.90 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 1.00 GHz |
| Midgard 4 | GPU Generation | 6 |
| 16 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
| 2 | 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 supportA 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. |
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| ARM Mali-T880 MP4 | GPU | Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
| 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 | No |
Memory & PCIeUp to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the HiSilicon Kirin 950, while the Intel Core i7-2657M supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-2657M |
| LPDDR4 | Memory | DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 |
| Max. Memory | 8 GB | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| -- | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | 2.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 16 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe HiSilicon Kirin 950 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-2657M is 17 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-2657M |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 17 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 950 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 16 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-2657M is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-2657M |
| 16 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
| Armv8-A (64 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 |
| Q4/2015 | Release date | Q1/2011 |
| -- | Release price | 270 $ |
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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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-2657M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.00 GHz |
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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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-2657M
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-2657M
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Intel Core i7-2657M |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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