Intel Core i3-1315U vs HiSilicon Kirin 960

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-1315U CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 960
Intel Core i3-1315U HiSilicon Kirin 960

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i3-1315U and the HiSilicon Kirin 960 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i3-1315U 6 core processor released in Q1/2023 with the HiSilicon Kirin 960 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2016.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Core i 1300P/1300U (29) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 960 (2)
13 Generation 5
Raptor Lake U Architecture Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
Intel Core i3-1215U Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-1315U is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz (4.50 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The HiSilicon Kirin 960 clocks with 2.40 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i3-1315U Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 960
6 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz (4.50 GHz)
2x Raptor Cove
A-Core 2.40 GHz
4x Cortex-A73
0.90 GHz (3.30 GHz)
4x Gracemont
B-Core 1.80 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 i3-1315U Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 960
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) GPU ARM Mali-G71 MP8
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
1.25 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
13 GPU Generation Bifrost 1
10 nm Technology 16 nm
4 Max. displays 2
64 Compute units 8
512 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12.1 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 Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) GPU ARM Mali-G71 MP8
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 96 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i3-1315U, while the HiSilicon Kirin 960 supports a maximum of 6 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i3-1315U Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 960
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4-1600
96 GB Max. Memory 6 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
10.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i3-1315U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the HiSilicon Kirin 960 is 5 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i3-1315U Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 960
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 5 W
55 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-1315U has 10.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of HiSilicon Kirin 960 is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 16 nm.

Intel Core i3-1315U Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 960
10 nm Technology 16 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1744 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2023 Release date Q4/2016
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-1315U (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (23%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-1315U (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (24%)

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 i3-1315U Intel Core i3-1315U
6C 8T @ 4.50 GHz
1488 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960 HiSilicon Kirin 960
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
381 (26%)

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 i3-1315U Intel Core i3-1315U
6C 8T @ 1.20 GHz
5659 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960 HiSilicon Kirin 960
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1521 (27%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i3-1315U Intel Core i3-1315U
6C 8T @ 4.50 GHz
2124 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960 HiSilicon Kirin 960
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
403 (19%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i3-1315U Intel Core i3-1315U
6C 8T @ 1.20 GHz
6784 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960 HiSilicon Kirin 960
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1393 (21%)

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 i3-1315U Intel Core i3-1315U
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) @ 1.25 GHz
1240 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960 HiSilicon Kirin 960
ARM Mali-G71 MP8 @ 0.90 GHz
245 (20%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-1315U Intel Core i3-1315U
6C 8T @ 4.50 GHz
1649 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960 HiSilicon Kirin 960
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-1315U Intel Core i3-1315U
6C 8T @ 1.20 GHz
5250 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960 HiSilicon Kirin 960
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i3-1315U Intel Core i3-1315U
6C 8T @ 1.20 GHz
13350 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960 HiSilicon Kirin 960
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
Intel Core i3-1315U Intel Core i3-1315U
5,250 CB R23 MC @ 21 W
254 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960 HiSilicon Kirin 960
2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-1315U HiSilicon Kirin 960
Unknown Huawei Honor 8 Pro
Huawei Honor 9
Huawei Mate 9
Huawei Mate 9 Pro
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche
Huawei MediaPad M5
Huawei Nova 2s
Huawei P10

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