Intel Core i7-3930K vs HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-3930K CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
Intel Core i7-3930K HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-3930K or HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G - 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 i7-3930K has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-3930K was released in Q4/2011.

The HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.22 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G was released in Q1/2021.
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Core i 3000X (4) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 810/820 (3)
3 Generation 6
Sandy Bridge E Architecture Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-3930K has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-3930K is 3.20 GHz (3.80 GHz) while the HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G is at 2.22 GHz.

Intel Core i7-3930K Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
6 Cores 8
12 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz (3.80 GHz) A-Core 2.22 GHz
3x Cortex-A76
-- B-Core 1.84 GHz
3x Cortex-A55

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 i7-3930K Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
-- AI hardware HUAWEI HiAI 2.0
-- AI specifications Da Vinci Architecture. Ascend D110 Lite
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i7-3930K or HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G 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.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-G57 MP6
GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation Vallhall 1
Technology 7 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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-G57 MP6
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-3930K can use up to 64 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G supports up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i7-3930K Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR4X-2133
64 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
12.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-3930K is 130 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-3930K Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
130 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-3930K is manufactured in 32 nm and has 12.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-3930K Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
32 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions --
LGA 2011 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d (C2 Stepping) Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q4/2011 Release date Q1/2021
480 $ 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 i7-3930K Intel Core i7-3930K
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
778 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 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 i7-3930K Intel Core i7-3930K
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
4576 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 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 i7-3930K Intel Core i7-3930K
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
731 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 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 i7-3930K Intel Core i7-3930K
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
3201 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 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 i7-3930K Intel Core i7-3930K
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
269 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 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 i7-3930K Intel Core i7-3930K
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
1986 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 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 i7-3930K Intel Core i7-3930K
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
ARM Mali-G57 MP6 @ 0.85 GHz
653 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Core i7-3930K Intel Core i7-3930K
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 GHz
351366 (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 i7-3930K Intel Core i7-3930K
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
8254 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i7-3930K Intel Core i7-3930K
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
427.7 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 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 i7-3930K Intel Core i7-3930K
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
2588 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 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 i7-3930K Intel Core i7-3930K
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
129 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 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 i7-3930K Intel Core i7-3930K
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
915 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-3930K HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
Unknown Huawei Nova 7 SE
Huawei Nova 8

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