Intel Core i7-870 vs HiSilicon Kirin 928

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Intel Core i7-870 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 928
Intel Core i7-870 HiSilicon Kirin 928

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-870 or HiSilicon Kirin 928 - 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 i7-870 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-870 was released in Q2/2010.

The HiSilicon Kirin 928 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 928 was released in Q3/2014.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Core i7 800 (6) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 920 (3)
1 Generation 2
Lynnfield Architecture Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-870 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.93 GHz (3.60 GHz). The HiSilicon Kirin 928 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz.

Intel Core i7-870 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 928
4 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.93 GHz (3.60 GHz) A-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
-- B-Core 1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A7

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 i7-870 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 928
-- 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 i7-870 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 928 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-870 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 928
DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR3-1600
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-870 has a TDP of 95 W, that of the HiSilicon Kirin 928 is --.

Intel Core i7-870 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 928
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-870 has a 9.00 MB cache, while the HiSilicon Kirin 928 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-870 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 928
45 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
LGA 1156 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2010 Release date Q3/2014
-- 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 i7-870 Intel Core i7-870
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
574 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 928 HiSilicon Kirin 928
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 i7-870 Intel Core i7-870
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz
2124 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 928 HiSilicon Kirin 928
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 i7-870 Intel Core i7-870
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
481 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 928 HiSilicon Kirin 928
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 i7-870 Intel Core i7-870
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz
1541 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 928 HiSilicon Kirin 928
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 i7-870 Intel Core i7-870
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 928 HiSilicon Kirin 928
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 i7-870 Intel Core i7-870
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz
3110 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 928 HiSilicon Kirin 928
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 i7-870 Intel Core i7-870
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz
1414 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 928 HiSilicon Kirin 928
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-870 HiSilicon Kirin 928
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