Intel Core i7-3635QM vs HiSilicon Kirin 950

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-3635QM CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 950
Intel Core i7-3635QM HiSilicon Kirin 950

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-3635QM or HiSilicon Kirin 950 - 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 i7-3635QM has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-3635QM was released in Q3/2012.

The HiSilicon Kirin 950 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 950 was released in Q4/2015.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Core i 3000M (29) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 950 (2)
3 Generation 4
Ivy Bridge H Architecture Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-3635QM has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-3635QM is 2.40 GHz (3.40 GHz) while the HiSilicon Kirin 950 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 950 is at 2.30 GHz.

Intel Core i7-3635QM Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 950
4 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz (3.40 GHz) A-Core 2.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A72
-- 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 i7-3635QM Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 950
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-3635QM or HiSilicon Kirin 950 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 4000 GPU ARM Mali-T880 MP4
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
7 GPU Generation Midgard 4
22 nm Technology 16 nm
3 Max. displays 2
16 Compute units 4
128 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.0 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 4000 GPU ARM Mali-T880 MP4
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-3635QM can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 950 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i7-3635QM Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 950
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR4
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-3635QM is 45 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 950 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-3635QM Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 950
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-3635QM is manufactured in 22 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 950 is manufactured in 16 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-3635QM Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 950
22 nm Technology 16 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions --
BGA 1224 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2012 Release date Q4/2015
363 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3635QM (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 950 (45%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3635QM (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 950 (42%)

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 i7-3635QM Intel Core i7-3635QM
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
731 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
331 (45%)

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 i7-3635QM Intel Core i7-3635QM
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
2829 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1183 (42%)

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 i7-3635QM Intel Core i7-3635QM
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.20 GHz
307 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz
122 (40%)

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 i7-3635QM Intel Core i7-3635QM
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
649 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 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 i7-3635QM Intel Core i7-3635QM
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
3301 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 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 i7-3635QM Intel Core i7-3635QM
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
646 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 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 i7-3635QM Intel Core i7-3635QM
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
2328 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 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 i7-3635QM Intel Core i7-3635QM
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
4737 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-3635QM HiSilicon Kirin 950
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