Intel Atom x5-Z8550 vs HiSilicon Kirin 955

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks Intel Atom x5-Z8550 vs HiSilicon Kirin 955, comparison of GPUs Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) and Mali-T880 MP4.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Atom x5-Z8550 is quad-core (SoFIA) and Kirin 955 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications like PCMark, Octane V2, 3DMark, PassMark, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, Neocore, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, GeekBench 6, 5, AnTuTu 8, and how good the CPUs are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processors is better to buy Atom x5-Z8550 or Kirin 955 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-Z8550

Kirin 955

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

Atom x5-Z8550

56%

Kirin 955

49%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x5-Z8550

Kirin 955

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom x5-Z8550	Kirin 955
Total score	73756	102680
CPU	20655	28750
GPU	28035	39011
MEM	11795	16436
UX	13276	18491

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom x5-Z8550	Kirin 955
Single-Core	190	271
Multi-Core	859	924

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x5-Z8550	Kirin 955
Frequency	1440 MHz	2500 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.44-2.4 GHz SoFIA	4x2.5 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 955 is 42% better than Atom x5-Z8550 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom x5-Z8550 has 4 more core than Kirin 955. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)	Mali-T880 MP4
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	134	122.31
# of Cores	16	4
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 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)	16.3	23.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.7	39.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	18.8	26.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.6	19.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	17.8	25.8
Real Racing 3	55.4	69
Sniper 3D	44.3	51.2
Need for Speed No Limits	49.9	63
Mortal Kombat X	44.3	63
CSR Racing 2	36	47.3

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	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-Z8550 is better: 8
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 955 is better: 25
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Atom x5-Z8550 and Kirin 955, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Atom x5-Z8550 SoC - all data

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

• Atom x5-Z8550 specs and review.

Kirin 955 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 955 specs and review.