Intel Core i7-9850HL vs HiSilicon Kirin 920

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-9850HL CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 920
Intel Core i7-9850HL HiSilicon Kirin 920

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-9850HL or HiSilicon Kirin 920 - 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 i7-9850HL has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-9850HL was released in Q2/2019.

The HiSilicon Kirin 920 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 920 was released in Q3/2014.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Core i 9000H (11) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 920 (3)
9 Generation 2
Coffee Lake H Refresh Architecture Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-9850HL has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-9850HL is 1.90 GHz (4.10 GHz) while the HiSilicon Kirin 920 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 920 is at 1.70 GHz.

Intel Core i7-9850HL Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 920
6 Cores 8
12 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.90 GHz (4.10 GHz) A-Core 1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
-- B-Core 1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A7

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 i7-9850HL Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 920
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i7-9850HL or HiSilicon Kirin 920 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 UHD Graphics 630 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation Midgard 2
14 nm Technology 32nm
3 Max. displays 1
24 Compute units 4
192 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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 UHD Graphics 630 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-9850HL can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 920 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i7-9850HL Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 920
DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR3-1600
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
9.00 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 i7-9850HL is 25 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 920 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-9850HL Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 920
25 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-9850HL is manufactured in 14 nm and has 9.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 920 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-9850HL Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 920
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 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 Q3/2014
-- 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 i7-9850HL Intel Core i7-9850HL
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 920 HiSilicon Kirin 920
ARM Mali-T628 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (17%)

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 i7-9850HL Intel Core i7-9850HL
6C 12T @ 4.10 GHz
1027 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 920 HiSilicon Kirin 920
8C 8T @ 1.70 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 i7-9850HL Intel Core i7-9850HL
6C 12T @ 1.90 GHz
4435 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 920 HiSilicon Kirin 920
8C 8T @ 1.70 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 i7-9850HL Intel Core i7-9850HL
6C 12T @ 1.90 GHz
9240 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 920 HiSilicon Kirin 920
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-9850HL HiSilicon Kirin 920
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