Intel Core i3-1115G4E vs HiSilicon Kirin 970

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-1115G4E CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 970
Intel Core i3-1115G4E HiSilicon Kirin 970

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-1115G4E or HiSilicon Kirin 970 - 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 Core i3-1115G4E has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-1115G4E was released in Q3/2020.

The HiSilicon Kirin 970 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 970 was released in Q3/2017.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Core i 1100G/11000U (19) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 970 (1)
11 Generation 6
Tiger Lake U Architecture Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-1115G4E has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-1115G4E is 2.20 GHz (3.90 GHz) while the HiSilicon Kirin 970 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 970 is at 2.40 GHz.

Intel Core i3-1115G4E Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 970
2 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz (3.90 GHz) A-Core 2.40 GHz
4x Cortex-A73
-- B-Core 1.84 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 Core i3-1115G4E Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 970
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-1115G4E or HiSilicon Kirin 970 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 UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) GPU ARM Mali-G72 MP12
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.75 GHz
1.25 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation Bifrost 2
10 nm Technology 16 nm
4 Max. displays 1
48 Compute units 12
384 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

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 UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) GPU ARM Mali-G72 MP12
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 Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-1115G4E can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 59.6 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 970 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i3-1115G4E Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 970
LPDDR4X-3733, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4X-2133
64 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
59.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version --
4 PCIe lanes --
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-1115G4E is 15 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 970 has a TDP of 9 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i3-1115G4E Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 970
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 9 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
28 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-1115G4E is manufactured in 10 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 970 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i3-1115G4E Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 970
10 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions --
BGA 1449 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2020 Release date Q3/2017
313 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-1115G4E (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (28%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-1115G4E (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (60%)

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 Core i3-1115G4E Intel Core i3-1115G4E
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1248 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 970 HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
349 (28%)

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 Core i3-1115G4E Intel Core i3-1115G4E
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
2428 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 970 HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1455 (60%)

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 Core i3-1115G4E Intel Core i3-1115G4E
Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) @ 1.25 GHz
960 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 970 HiSilicon Kirin 970
ARM Mali-G72 MP12 @ 0.75 GHz
330 (34%)

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 Core i3-1115G4E Intel Core i3-1115G4E
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
5834 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 970 HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-1115G4E HiSilicon Kirin 970
Unknown Huawei Honor 10
Huawei Note 10
Huawei Play
Huawei Honor View 10
Huawei Mate 10 Pro
Huawei P20
Huawei Nova 3
Huawei Nova 4

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