Intel Core Ultra 5 115U vs HiSilicon Kirin 950
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CPU comparisonIntel Core Ultra 5 115U 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 Ultra 5 115U has 8 cores with 10 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to 96 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 5 115U was released in Q4/2023. 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. |
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| Intel Core Ultra 5 (10) | Family | HiSilicon Kirin (29) |
| Intel Core Ultra 100U (7) | CPU group | HiSilicon Kirin 950 (2) |
| 1 | Generation | 4 |
| Meteor Lake U | Architecture | Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Core Ultra 5 115U is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz (4.20 GHz). The HiSilicon Kirin 950 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz. |
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| Intel Core Ultra 5 115U | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 950 |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 10 | Threads | 8 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.50 GHz (4.20 GHz) 2x Redwood Cove |
A-Core | 2.30 GHz 4x Cortex-A72 |
| 1.00 GHz (3.50 GHz) 4x Crestmont |
B-Core | 1.80 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
| 0.70 GHz (2.10 GHz) 2x Crestmont |
C-Core | -- |
NPU AI performanceThe 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. |
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| Intel Core Ultra 5 115U | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 950 |
| Intel® AI Boost | AI hardware | -- |
| Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) | AI specifications | -- |
| -- | NPU + CPU + iGPU | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)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. |
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| Intel Iris Xe 3 Core Graphics 48 EUs (Meteor Lake) | GPU | ARM Mali-T880 MP4 |
| 0.60 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.90 GHz |
| 1.80 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 0.90 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | Midgard 4 |
| 5 nm | Technology | 16 nm |
| 4 | Max. displays | 2 |
| 48 | Compute units | 4 |
| 384 | Shader | 64 |
| Yes | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 32 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 12.2 | DirectX Version | 11 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| Intel Iris Xe 3 Core Graphics 48 EUs (Meteor Lake) | GPU | ARM Mali-T880 MP4 |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VP9 | No |
| Decode | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Core Ultra 5 115U supports a maximum of 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 950 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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| Intel Core Ultra 5 115U | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 950 |
| LPDDR5-7500, DDR5-5600 | Memory | LPDDR4 |
| 96 GB | Max. Memory | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 120.0 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | -- |
| No | ECC | No |
| 10.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| 4.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| 20 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 39.4 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core Ultra 5 115U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the HiSilicon Kirin 950 is --. |
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| Intel Core Ultra 5 115U | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 950 |
| 15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| 57 W | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| 12 W | TDP down | -- |
| 110 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Core Ultra 5 115U has a 10.00 MB cache, while the HiSilicon Kirin 950 cache has a total of 0.00 MB. |
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| Intel Core Ultra 5 115U | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 950 |
| 7 nm | Technology | 16 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | ISA extensions | -- |
| BGA 2049 | Socket | -- |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | None |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Android |
| Q4/2023 | Release date | Q4/2015 |
| -- | 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.
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Intel Core Ultra 5 115U
Intel Iris Xe 3 Core Graphics 48 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 1.80 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core Ultra 5 115U
8C 10T @ 4.20 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core Ultra 5 115U
8C 10T @ 1.50 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core Ultra 5 115U
8C 10T @ 4.20 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core Ultra 5 115U
8C 10T @ 1.50 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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