HiSilicon Kirin 960S vs Intel Core i5-1245U
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| HiSilicon Kirin 960S | Intel Core i5-1245U | |
CPU comparisonHiSilicon Kirin 960S or Intel Core i5-1245U - 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 960S has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.11 GHz. Up to 6 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 960S was released in Q4/2016. The Intel Core i5-1245U has 10 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-1245U was released in Q1/2022. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | Intel Core i5 (331) |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 (2) | CPU group | Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21) |
| 5 | Generation | 12 |
| Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Alder Lake U |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | Intel Core i5-1345U |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 960S has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 960S is 2.11 GHz while the Intel Core i5-1245U has 10 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-1245U is at 1.60 GHz (4.40 GHz). |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 960S | Characteristic | Intel Core i5-1245U |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.11 GHz 4x Cortex-A73 |
A-Core | 1.60 GHz (4.40 GHz) 2x Golden Cove |
| 1.84 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
B-Core | 1.20 GHz (3.30 GHz) 8x Gracemont |
Internal GraphicsThe HiSilicon Kirin 960S or Intel Core i5-1245U 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. |
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| ARM Mali-G71 MP8 | GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) |
| 0.90 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.35 GHz |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 1.20 GHz |
| Bifrost 1 | GPU Generation | 13 |
| 16 nm | Technology | 10 nm |
| 2 | Max. displays | 4 |
| 8 | Compute units | 80 |
| 256 | Shader | 640 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB |
| 11 | DirectX Version | 12.1 |
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-G71 MP8 | GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode |
| No | Codec AV1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe HiSilicon Kirin 960S can use up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-1245U supports up to 64 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 83.2 GB/s. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 960S | Characteristic | Intel Core i5-1245U |
| LPDDR4-1600 | Memory | LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 |
| 6 GB | Max. Memory | 64 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
| 12.8 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 83.2 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | 6.50 MB |
| 4.00 MB | L3 Cache | 12.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | 4.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 28 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 55.1 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 960S is 5 W, while the Intel Core i5-1245U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 960S | Characteristic | Intel Core i5-1245U |
| 5 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 15 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | 55 W |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 960S is manufactured in 16 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-1245U is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 18.50 MB cache. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 960S | Characteristic | Intel Core i5-1245U |
| 16 nm | Technology | 10 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 1744 |
| None | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Q4/2016 | Release date | Q1/2022 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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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 960S
ARM Mali-G71 MP8 @ 0.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-1245U
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.20 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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HiSilicon Kirin 960S
8C 8T @ 2.11 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-1245U
10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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HiSilicon Kirin 960S
8C 8T @ 2.11 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-1245U
10C 12T @ 4.40 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 960S
8C 8T @ 2.11 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-1245U
10C 12T @ 4.40 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 960S
8C 8T @ 2.11 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-1245U
10C 12T @ 2.20 GHz |
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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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 960S
8C 8T @ 2.11 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-1245U
10C 12T @ 2.20 GHz |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 960S | Intel Core i5-1245U |
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