Intel Atom D2560 vs HiSilicon Kirin 650

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Intel Atom D2560 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 650
Intel Atom D2560 HiSilicon Kirin 650

CPU comparison

Intel Atom D2560 or HiSilicon Kirin 650 - 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 D2560 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom D2560 was released in Q4/2012.

The HiSilicon Kirin 650 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 650 was released in Q2/2016.
Intel Atom (108) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Atom D2000 (4) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4)
1 Generation 4
Cedarview Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom D2560 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom D2560 is 2.00 GHz while the HiSilicon Kirin 650 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 650 is at 2.00 GHz.

Intel Atom D2560 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 650
2 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz A-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors 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.

Intel Atom D2560 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 650
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Atom D2560 or HiSilicon Kirin 650 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.

Intel GMA 3650 GPU ARM Mali-T830 MP2
0.64 GHz GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation Midgard 4
65 nm Technology 28nm
2 Max. displays 2
4 Compute units 2
32 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 DirectX Version 11

Hardware codec support

A 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.

Intel GMA 3650 GPU ARM Mali-T830 MP2
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 & PCIe

The Intel Atom D2560 can use up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 17.1 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 650 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Atom D2560 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 650
DDR3-1066 Memory LPDDR3-933
4 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
4 PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Atom D2560 is 10 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 650 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Atom D2560 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 650
10 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom D2560 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 650 is manufactured in 16 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Atom D2560 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 650
32 nm Technology 16 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE3 ISA extensions --
BGA 559 Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q4/2012 Release date Q2/2016
-- 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.
Intel Atom D2560 Intel Atom D2560
Intel GMA 3650 @ 0.64 GHz
41 (67%)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 HiSilicon Kirin 650
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz
61 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom D2560 Intel Atom D2560
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 HiSilicon Kirin 650
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
163 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom D2560 Intel Atom D2560
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 HiSilicon Kirin 650
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
763 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom D2560 Intel Atom D2560
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
433 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 HiSilicon Kirin 650
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom D2560 HiSilicon Kirin 650
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