Intel Core i5-9300HF vs HiSilicon Kirin 930

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-9300HF CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 930
Intel Core i5-9300HF HiSilicon Kirin 930

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-9300HF or HiSilicon Kirin 930 - 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 i5-9300HF has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-9300HF was released in Q2/2019.

The HiSilicon Kirin 930 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 930 was released in Q1/2015.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Core i 9000H (11) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 930 (2)
9 Generation 3
Coffee Lake H Refresh Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-9300HF is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (4.10 GHz). The HiSilicon Kirin 930 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz.

Intel Core i5-9300HF Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 930
4 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz (4.10 GHz) A-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.50 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 i5-9300HF Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 930
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
-- GPU Generation Midgard 2
Technology 32nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 4
-- Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
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 No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-9300HF supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 930 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-9300HF Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 930
LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR3-1600
128 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-9300HF has a TDP of 45 W, that of the HiSilicon Kirin 930 is --.

Intel Core i5-9300HF Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 930
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-9300HF has a 8.00 MB cache, while the HiSilicon Kirin 930 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-9300HF Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 930
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1440 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2019 Release date Q1/2015
-- 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.
Intel Core i5-9300HF Intel Core i5-9300HF
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1060 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 930 HiSilicon Kirin 930
8C 8T @ 2.00 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 i5-9300HF Intel Core i5-9300HF
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
3544 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 930 HiSilicon Kirin 930
8C 8T @ 2.00 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 i5-9300HF Intel Core i5-9300HF
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1288 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 930 HiSilicon Kirin 930
8C 8T @ 2.00 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 i5-9300HF Intel Core i5-9300HF
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
3867 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 930 HiSilicon Kirin 930
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i5-9300HF Intel Core i5-9300HF
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
422 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 930 HiSilicon Kirin 930
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i5-9300HF Intel Core i5-9300HF
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
2111 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 930 HiSilicon Kirin 930
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-9300HF Intel Core i5-9300HF
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 930 HiSilicon Kirin 930
ARM Mali-T628 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (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 Core i5-9300HF Intel Core i5-9300HF
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
7755 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 930 HiSilicon Kirin 930
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-9300HF Intel Core i5-9300HF
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1864 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 930 HiSilicon Kirin 930
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-9300HF HiSilicon Kirin 930
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