Intel Atom x7-Z8700 vs HiSilicon Kirin 960

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks Intel Atom x7-Z8700 vs HiSilicon Kirin 960, speed examination of GPUs Mali-G71 MP8 and Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail).
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Atom x7-Z8700 is quad-core (SoFIA) and Kirin 960 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, GFXBench, Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, 3DMark, Geekbench, Neocore, Quadrant, PCMark, and how good the SoCs are in games Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy Atom x7-Z8700 or Kirin 960 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2.

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 x7-Z8700

Kirin 960

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

Atom x7-Z8700

53%

Kirin 960

50%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x7-Z8700

Kirin 960

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom x7-Z8700	Kirin 960
Total score	69107	95769
CPU	19342	26819
GPU	26260	36393
MEM	11060	15324
UX	12432	17247

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom x7-Z8700	Kirin 960
Single-Core	178	247
Multi-Core	804	1115

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x7-Z8700	Kirin 960
Frequency	1600 MHz	2400 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.6-2.4 GHz SoFIA	4x2.4 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	28.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	4 MB
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 960 is 33% better than Atom x7-Z8700 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom x7-Z8700 has 4 more core than Kirin 960. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)	Mali-G71 MP8
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	1037 MHz
GFloPS	179	282
# of Cores	16	8
# 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)	15.4	21.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	25.3	36.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	17.2	23.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.3	18.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.2	22.5
Real Racing 3	31.6	46.1
Sniper 3D	48.1	81.2
Need for Speed No Limits	45.5	51.7
Mortal Kombat X	32.9	59
CSR Racing 2	30.4	40.6

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

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x7-Z8700 is better: 6
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 960 is better: 27
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of 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 SoCs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Atom x7-Z8700 SoC - all data

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

• Atom x7-Z8700 specs and review.

Kirin 960 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 960 specs and review.