HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G | Intel Core i7-10700 | |
CPU comparisonHiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G or Intel Core i7-10700 - 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 990E 5G 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 990E 5G was released in Q3/2019. The Intel Core i7-10700 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-10700 was released in Q2/2020. |
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HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | Intel Core i7 (298) |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (3) | CPU group | Intel Core i 10000 (43) |
8 | Generation | 10 |
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 | Architecture | Comet Lake S |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | Intel Core i7-9700 |
-- | Successor | Intel Core i7-11700 |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G is 2.86 GHz while the Intel Core i7-10700 has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-10700 is at 2.90 GHz (4.80 GHz). |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-10700 |
8 | Cores | 8 |
8 | Threads | 16 |
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.86 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
A-Core | 2.90 GHz (4.80 GHz) |
2.36 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
B-Core | -- |
1.95 GHz 4x Cortex-A55 |
C-Core | -- |
NPU AI performanceThe 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. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-10700 |
HUAWEI HiAI 2.0 | AI hardware | -- |
Da Vinci Architecture. 1x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny | AI specifications | -- |
-- | NPU + CPU + iGPU | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G or Intel Core i7-10700 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 MP14 | GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
0.60 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.35 GHz |
0.60 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 1.20 GHz |
Bifrost 3 | GPU Generation | 9.5 |
7 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
2 | Max. displays | 3 |
14 | Compute units | 24 |
224 | Shader | 192 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
4 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 64 GB |
12 | DirectX Version | 12 |
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 MP14 | GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G can use up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Core i7-10700 supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 46.9 GB/s. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-10700 |
LPDDR4X-4266 | Memory | DDR4-2933 |
8 GB | Max. Memory | 128 GB |
4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | 46.9 GB/s |
No | ECC | No |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
2.00 MB | L3 Cache | 16.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 16 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G is 6 W, while the Intel Core i7-10700 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-10700 |
6 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 65 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G is manufactured in 7 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-10700 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 16.00 MB cache. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-10700 |
7 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
-- | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
-- | Socket | LGA 1200 |
None | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
No | AES-NI | Yes |
Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
Q3/2019 | Release date | Q2/2020 |
-- | Release price | 323 $ |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
ARM Mali-G76 MP14 @ 0.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-10700
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 2.90 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G | Intel Core i7-10700 |
Unknown | Unknown |