Intel Atom x5-Z8500 vs HiSilicon Kirin 950

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks Intel Atom x5-Z8500 vs HiSilicon Kirin 950, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T880 MP4 and Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail).
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Atom x5-Z8500 is quad-core (SoFIA) and Kirin 950 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the SoCs, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as Quadrant, 3DMark, PCMark, Neocore, GFXBench, AnTuTu 8, Mozilla Kraken, GeekBench 6, 5, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, PassMark, and how good the SoCs are in games Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite etc.
   After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Atom x5-Z8500 or Kirin 950 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Atom x5-Z8500

Kirin 950

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

Atom x5-Z8500

54%

Kirin 950

48%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x5-Z8500

Kirin 950

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom x5-Z8500	Kirin 950
Total score	71836	100285
CPU	20114	28073
GPU	27295	38102
MEM	11495	16044
UX	12928	18046

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom x5-Z8500	Kirin 950
Single-Core	185	265
Multi-Core	836	902

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x5-Z8500	Kirin 950
Frequency	1440 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.44-2.24 GHz SoFIA	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1600
Memory bandwidth	24	25.6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache	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 950 is 37% better than Atom x5-Z8500 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom x5-Z8500 has 4 more core than Kirin 950. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)	Mali-T880 MP4
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	115.2	122.31
# of Cores	16	4
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	2560 x 1600 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)	16.8	22.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	26.4	38.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	18.1	25.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.5	19.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	17.9	24.3
Real Racing 3	33	48.4
Sniper 3D	58.1	61.9
Need for Speed No Limits	31.7	54.2
Mortal Kombat X	30.4	61.9
CSR Racing 2	37	42.6

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	13 MP	20 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Download speed	21 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x5-Z8500 is better: 7
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 950 is better: 28
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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.

Kirin 950 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 950 specs and review.