Intel Atom C3708 vs HiSilicon Kirin 955
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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| Intel Atom C3708 | HiSilicon Kirin 955 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Atom C3708 or HiSilicon Kirin 955 - 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 Intel Atom C3708 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom C3708 was released in Q3/2017. The HiSilicon Kirin 955 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 955 was released in Q2/2016. |
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| Intel Atom (108) | Family | HiSilicon Kirin (29) |
| Intel Atom C3000 (20) | CPU group | HiSilicon Kirin 950 (2) |
| 5 | Generation | 4 |
| Denverton | Architecture | Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Atom C3708 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom C3708 is 1.70 GHz while the HiSilicon Kirin 955 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 955 is at 2.50 GHz. |
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| Intel Atom C3708 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 955 |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.70 GHz | A-Core | 2.50 GHz 4x Cortex-A72 |
| -- | B-Core | 1.80 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
Internal GraphicsThe Intel Atom C3708 or HiSilicon Kirin 955 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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| no iGPU | GPU | ARM Mali-T880 MP4 |
| GPU frequency | 0.90 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 0.90 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | Midgard 4 |
| Technology | 16 nm | |
| Max. displays | 2 | |
| -- | Compute units | 4 |
| -- | Shader | 64 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| -- | DirectX Version | 11 |
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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| no iGPU | GPU | ARM Mali-T880 MP4 |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode |
| No | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | No |
| No | Codec VC-1 | No |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Atom C3708 can use up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 955 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --. |
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| Intel Atom C3708 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 955 |
| DDR4-2133 | Memory | LPDDR4, LPDDR3 |
| 256 GB | Max. Memory | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 34.1 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | -- |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| 16.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| 16 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 15.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Atom C3708 is 17 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 955 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Atom C3708 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 955 |
| 17 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Atom C3708 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 16.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 955 is manufactured in 16 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Atom C3708 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 955 |
| 14 nm | Technology | 16 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | ISA extensions | -- |
| BGA 1310 | Socket | -- |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | None |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Android |
| Q3/2017 | Release date | Q2/2016 |
| 209 $ | Release price | -- |
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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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Intel Atom C3708
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 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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Intel Atom C3708
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz |
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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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Intel Atom C3708
@ 0.00 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 955
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz |
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| Intel Atom C3708 | HiSilicon Kirin 955 |
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