HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8300 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 950 vs Atom x5-Z8300

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8300, speed testing of GPUs Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) and Mali-T880 MP4.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 950 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Atom x5-Z8300 is quad-core (SoFIA). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications of the chips, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software such as WebXPRT 3, PCMark, Neocore, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, Quadrant, GeekBench 6, 5, GFXBench, Vellamo, AnTuTu, 3DMark, even the gaming performance of processors in Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processors is better to buy Kirin 950 or Atom x5-Z8300 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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 950

Atom x5-Z8300

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

Kirin 950

48%

Atom x5-Z8300

54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 950

Atom x5-Z8300

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 950	Atom x5-Z8300
Total score	100285	62268
CPU	28073	17437
GPU	38102	23658
MEM	16044	9967
UX	18046	11201

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 950	Atom x5-Z8300
Single-Core	265	161
Multi-Core	902	725

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 950	Atom x5-Z8300
Frequency	2300 MHz	1440 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.44-1.84 GHz SoFIA
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1600
Memory bandwidth	25.6	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 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 950 is 37% better than Atom x5-Z8300 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Kirin 950 has -4 more core than Atom x5-Z8300. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T880 MP4	Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	96
# of Cores	4	16
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 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)	22.3	13.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	38.7	22.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.5	14.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.1	10.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	24.3	14.9
Real Racing 3	48.4	40.1
Sniper 3D	61.9	36.6
Need for Speed No Limits	54.2	41.2
Mortal Kombat X	61.9	36.6
CSR Racing 2	42.6	29.8

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	20 MP	13 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		A-GOLD 620
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	21 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 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 950 is better: 31
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x5-Z8300 is better: 5
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Kirin 950 and Atom x5-Z8300, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 950 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 950 specs and review.

Atom x5-Z8300 SoC - all data

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

• Atom x5-Z8300 specs and review.