HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8350 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 950 vs Atom x5-Z8350

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8350, compare 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-Z8350 is quad-core (SoFIA). 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 understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, Quadrant, Geekbench, Neocore, PCMark, 3DMark, GFXBench, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu, and how good the SoCs are in games Fortnite, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chipset is better to buy Kirin 950 or Atom x5-Z8350 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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

Kirin 950

Atom x5-Z8350

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

Kirin 950

48%

Atom x5-Z8350

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 950

Atom x5-Z8350

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 950	Atom x5-Z8350
Total score	100285	59881
CPU	28073	16771
GPU	38102	22756
MEM	16044	9586
UX	18046	10778

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 950	Atom x5-Z8350
Single-Core	265	155
Multi-Core	902	697

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 950	Atom x5-Z8350
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	4x1.4-1.9 GHz SoFIA
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1600
Memory bandwidth	25.6	14
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-Z8350 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Kirin 950 has -4 more core than Atom x5-Z8350. 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	12.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	38.7	21.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.5	13.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.1	9.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	24.3	13.2
Real Racing 3	48.4	37.1
Sniper 3D	61.9	33.9
Need for Speed No Limits	54.2	29.7
Mortal Kombat X	61.9	33.9
CSR Racing 2	42.6	29.7

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
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: 30
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x5-Z8350 is better: 5
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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-Z8350 SoC - all data

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

• Atom x5-Z8350 specs and review.