HiSilicon Kirin 658 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8500

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 658 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8500, compare of GPUs Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) and Mali-T830 MP2.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 658 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Atom x5-Z8500 is quad-core (SoFIA). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics of the chips, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications like GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, Quadrant, GeekBench 6, 5, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, AnTuTu 8, Neocore, PassMark, Vellamo, and how good the SoCs are in games Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chipset is better to buy Kirin 658 or Atom x5-Z8500 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Kirin 658

Atom x5-Z8500

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Kirin 658

52%

Atom x5-Z8500

54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 658

Atom x5-Z8500

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Kirin 658	Atom x5-Z8500
Total score	57552	71836
CPU	16117	20114
GPU	21865	27295
MEM	9207	11495
UX	10368	12928

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Kirin 658	Atom x5-Z8500
Single-Core	148	185
Multi-Core	670	836

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 658	Atom x5-Z8500
Frequency	2100 MHz	1440 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.44-2.24 GHz SoFIA
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	6 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	1600
Memory bandwidth	28	24
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	8 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 658 is 31% better than Atom x5-Z8500 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Kirin 658 has -4 more core than Atom x5-Z8500. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T830 MP2	Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	61.2	115.2
# of Cores	2	16
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1920 x 1080 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	12.2	16.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	20.1	26.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	12.1	18.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	9.7	13.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	12.4	17.9
Real Racing 3	25.1	33
Sniper 3D	44.2	58.1
Need for Speed No Limits	24.1	31.7
Mortal Kombat X	29.1	30.4
CSR Racing 2	28.1	37

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	16 MP	13 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	21 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	6 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 658 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x5-Z8500 is better: 24
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 658 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark

• Kirin 658 specs and review.

Atom x5-Z8500 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark

• Atom x5-Z8500 specs and review.