Intel Core i3-6300T vs HiSilicon Kirin 960S

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Intel Core i3-6300T CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 960S
Intel Core i3-6300T HiSilicon Kirin 960S

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i3-6300T and the HiSilicon Kirin 960S and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i3-6300T 2 core processor released in Q3/2015 with the HiSilicon Kirin 960S which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2016.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Core i 6000 (24) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 960 (2)
6 Generation 5
Skylake S Architecture Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i3-7300T Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-6300T is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The HiSilicon Kirin 960S clocks with 2.11 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i3-6300T Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 960S
2 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz A-Core 2.11 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 i3-6300T Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 960S
-- 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 HD Graphics 530 GPU ARM Mali-G71 MP8
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
0.95 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation Bifrost 1
14 nm Technology 16 nm
3 Max. displays 2
24 Compute units 8
192 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 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 HD Graphics 530 GPU ARM Mali-G71 MP8
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i3-6300T, while the HiSilicon Kirin 960S supports a maximum of 6 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i3-6300T Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 960S
DDR4-2133, DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR4-1600
64 GB Max. Memory 6 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i3-6300T has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the HiSilicon Kirin 960S is 5 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i3-6300T Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 960S
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-6300T has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of HiSilicon Kirin 960S is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 16 nm.

Intel Core i3-6300T Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 960S
14 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 --
LGA 1151 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2015 Release date Q4/2016
-- 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 Core i3-6300T Intel Core i3-6300T
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 0.95 GHz
365 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960S HiSilicon Kirin 960S
ARM Mali-G71 MP8 @ 0.90 GHz
245 (67%)

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 i3-6300T Intel Core i3-6300T
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
825 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960S HiSilicon Kirin 960S
8C 8T @ 2.11 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i3-6300T Intel Core i3-6300T
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1940 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960S HiSilicon Kirin 960S
8C 8T @ 2.11 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i3-6300T Intel Core i3-6300T
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1150 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960S HiSilicon Kirin 960S
8C 8T @ 2.11 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i3-6300T Intel Core i3-6300T
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
2353 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960S HiSilicon Kirin 960S
8C 8T @ 2.11 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 i3-6300T Intel Core i3-6300T
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
4026 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960S HiSilicon Kirin 960S
8C 8T @ 2.11 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 i3-6300T Intel Core i3-6300T
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
135 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960S HiSilicon Kirin 960S
8C 8T @ 2.11 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 i3-6300T Intel Core i3-6300T
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
350 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960S HiSilicon Kirin 960S
8C 8T @ 2.11 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-6300T HiSilicon Kirin 960S
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