Intel Core M-5Y71 vs HiSilicon Kirin 930

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core M-5Y71 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 930
Intel Core M-5Y71 HiSilicon Kirin 930

CPU comparison

Intel Core M-5Y71 or HiSilicon Kirin 930 - 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 M-5Y71 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core M-5Y71 was released in Q4/2014.

The HiSilicon Kirin 930 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 930 was released in Q1/2015.
Intel Core M (16) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Core M 5 (7) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 930 (2)
5 Generation 3
Broadwell Y Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core M-5Y71 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core M-5Y71 is 1.20 GHz (2.90 GHz) while the HiSilicon Kirin 930 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 930 is at 2.00 GHz.

Intel Core M-5Y71 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 930
2 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz (2.90 GHz) A-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.50 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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 M-5Y71 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 930
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core M-5Y71 or HiSilicon Kirin 930 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 5300 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
8 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
16 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.2 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 5300 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode 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 M-5Y71 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 930 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core M-5Y71 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 930
DDR3L-1600 Memory LPDDR3-1600
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
12 PCIe lanes --
6.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core M-5Y71 is 4.5 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 930 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core M-5Y71 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 930
4.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core M-5Y71 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 930 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core M-5Y71 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 930
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1234 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Android
Q4/2014 Release date Q1/2015
-- 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 M-5Y71 Intel Core M-5Y71
Intel HD Graphics 5300 @ 0.90 GHz
346 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 930 HiSilicon Kirin 930
ARM Mali-T628 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (22%)

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 M-5Y71 Intel Core M-5Y71
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
714 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 930 HiSilicon Kirin 930
8C 8T @ 2.00 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 M-5Y71 Intel Core M-5Y71
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1489 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 930 HiSilicon Kirin 930
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 M-5Y71 Intel Core M-5Y71
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
733 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 930 HiSilicon Kirin 930
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 M-5Y71 Intel Core M-5Y71
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1458 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 930 HiSilicon Kirin 930
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 M-5Y71 Intel Core M-5Y71
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
863 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 930 HiSilicon Kirin 930
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 M-5Y71 Intel Core M-5Y71
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1424 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 930 HiSilicon Kirin 930
8C 8T @ 2.00 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 M-5Y71 Intel Core M-5Y71
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
2027 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 930 HiSilicon Kirin 930
8C 8T @ 2.00 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 M-5Y71 Intel Core M-5Y71
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
119 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 930 HiSilicon Kirin 930
8C 8T @ 2.00 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 M-5Y71 Intel Core M-5Y71
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
228 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 930 HiSilicon Kirin 930
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core M-5Y71 HiSilicon Kirin 930
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