Intel Core i7-2617M vs HiSilicon Kirin 910T

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-2617M CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 910T
Intel Core i7-2617M HiSilicon Kirin 910T

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-2617M or HiSilicon Kirin 910T - 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 i7-2617M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-2617M was released in Q1/2011.

The HiSilicon Kirin 910T has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 910T was released in Q1/2014.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Core i 2000M (46) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 910 (2)
2 Generation 1
Sandy Bridge H Architecture Cortex-A9
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-2617M has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-2617M is 1.50 GHz (2.60 GHz) while the HiSilicon Kirin 910T has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 910T is at 1.80 GHz.

Intel Core i7-2617M Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 910T
2 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 1.80 GHz
2.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i7-2617M Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 910T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i7-2617M or HiSilicon Kirin 910T 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 HD Graphics 3000 GPU ARM Mali-450 MP4
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
0.95 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.70 GHz
6 GPU Generation Utgard
32 nm Technology 28nm
2 Max. displays 1
12 Compute units 4
96 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 DirectX Version 0

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 3000 GPU ARM Mali-450 MP4
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-2617M can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 910T supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i7-2617M Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 910T
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR3
8 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-2617M is 17 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 910T has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-2617M Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 910T
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-2617M is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 910T is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-2617M Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 910T
32 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions --
BGA 1023 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2011 Release date Q1/2014
270 $ 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 i7-2617M Intel Core i7-2617M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 0.95 GHz
182 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 910T HiSilicon Kirin 910T
ARM Mali-450 MP4 @ 0.70 GHz
42 (23%)

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 i7-2617M Intel Core i7-2617M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
535 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 910T HiSilicon Kirin 910T
4C 4T @ 1.80 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 i7-2617M Intel Core i7-2617M
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
1072 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 910T HiSilicon Kirin 910T
4C 4T @ 1.80 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 i7-2617M Intel Core i7-2617M
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
1685 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 910T HiSilicon Kirin 910T
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-2617M HiSilicon Kirin 910T
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