HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Intel Atom S1220 | |
CPU comparisonHiSilicon Kirin 990 4G or Intel Atom S1220 - 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 990 4G has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.86 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G was released in Q3/2019. The Intel Atom S1220 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom S1220 was released in Q4/2012. |
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HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | Intel Atom (101) |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (3) | CPU group | Intel Atom S1000 (3) |
8 | Generation | 2 |
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 | Architecture | Centerton |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G is 2.86 GHz while the Intel Atom S1220 has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom S1220 is at 1.60 GHz. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Characteristic | Intel Atom S1220 |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.86 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
A-Core | 1.60 GHz |
2.09 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
B-Core | -- |
1.86 GHz 4x Cortex-A55 |
C-Core | -- |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningProcessors 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. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Characteristic | Intel Atom S1220 |
HUAWEI HiAI 2.0 | AI hardware | -- |
Da Vinci Architecture. 1x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny | AI specifications | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G or Intel Atom S1220 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-G76 MP16 | GPU | no iGPU |
0.60 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
Bifrost 3 | GPU Generation | -- |
7 nm | Technology | |
2 | Max. displays | |
16 | Compute units | -- |
256 | Shader | -- |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
4 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
12 | DirectX Version | -- |
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-G76 MP16 | GPU | no iGPU |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VC-1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G can use up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Atom S1220 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 10.6 GB/s. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Characteristic | Intel Atom S1220 |
LPDDR4X-2133 | Memory | DDR3-1333 |
8 GB | Max. Memory | 8 GB |
4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | 10.6 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
2.00 MB | L3 Cache | 1.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 2.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 8 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 4.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G is 6 W, while the Intel Atom S1220 has a TDP of 8.1 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Characteristic | Intel Atom S1220 |
6 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 8.1 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G is manufactured in 7 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Atom S1220 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Characteristic | Intel Atom S1220 |
7 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
-- | ISA extensions | SSE3 |
-- | Socket | BGA 1283 |
None | Virtualization | VT-x |
No | AES-NI | No |
Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q3/2019 | Release date | Q4/2012 |
-- | Release price | 39 $ |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Intel Atom S1220
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Intel Atom S1220
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Intel Atom S1220
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Intel Atom S1220
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
ARM Mali-G76 MP16 @ 0.60 GHz |
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Intel Atom S1220
@ 0.00 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Intel Atom S1220
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Intel Atom S1220 |
Huawei Mate 30 Pro | Unknown |