Intel Atom Z3580 vs HiSilicon Kirin 930

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Intel Atom Z3580 vs HiSilicon Kirin 930, comparison of GPUs PowerVR G6430 and Mali-T628 MP6.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Atom Z3580 is quad-core (Moorefield) and Kirin 930 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as PassMark, GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, Neocore, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, 3DMark, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of chipsets in PUBG, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy Atom Z3580 or Kirin 930 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, 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 Z3580

Kirin 930

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

Atom Z3580

34%

Kirin 930

48%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom Z3580

Kirin 930

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom Z3580	Kirin 930
Total score	43897	48734
CPU	12298	13635
GPU	16673	18519
MEM	7033	7790
UX	7905	8765

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom Z3580	Kirin 930
Single-Core	116	129
Multi-Core	536	595

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom Z3580	Kirin 930
Frequency	2330 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	22 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.33 GHz Moorefield	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	3 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	800
Memory bandwidth	14	28
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	4 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 Atom Z3580 is 5% better than Kirin 930 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom Z3580 has 4 more core than Kirin 930. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR G6430	Mali-T628 MP6
GPU Frequency	533 MHz	680 MHz
GFloPS	136.4	176
# of Cores	4	6
# 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	14.7	16.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	36.8	40.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	24.6	27.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	21.9	24.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	30.3	34.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	45.6	51.7
Real Racing 3	43.1	55.6
Sniper 3D	32	61.2
Need for Speed No Limits	39.4	38.9
Mortal Kombat X	35.7	40.3
CSR Racing 2	34.4	38.9

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	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Intel XMM 7160
Download speed	72 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 Z3580 is better: 6
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 930 is better: 31
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Atom Z3580 SoC - all data

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

• Atom Z3580 specs and review.

Kirin 930 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 930 specs and review.