HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs Intel Atom C3538

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 9000 and Intel Atom C3538 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  HiSilicon Kirin 9000 Intel Atom C3538
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Family
  HiSilicon Kirin Intel Atom
• Generation
  9 2
• CPU group
  HiSilicon Kirin 9000 Intel Atom C3000

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs Intel Atom C3538 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.05 GHz 2.10 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.13 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  8 4
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) normal
• A core
  1x Cortex-A77 --
• B core
  3x Cortex-A77 --
• C core
  4x Cortex-A55 --

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 9000 and Intel Atom C3538 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-G78 MP24 no iGPU
• GPU frequency
  0.76 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  24
• Shader
  384
• Max. displays
  1
• Generation
  Vallhall 2
• DirectX Version
  12
• Technology
  5 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2020

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 9000 and Intel Atom C3538. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h264
  Decode / Encode No
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No
• VP8
  Decode / Encode No
• AV1
  Decode No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  Decode / Encode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 9000 and Intel Atom C3538 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-2750 DDR4-2133
• Max. Memory
  256 GB
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  4 2
• PCIe version
  3.0
• PCIe lanes
  12

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 9000 and Intel Atom C3538.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 9000 or Intel Atom C3538? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  15 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 100 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 9000 and Intel Atom C3538 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L2-Cache
  -- 8.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55 Denverton
• Technology
  5 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  N/A BGA 1310
• Release date
  Q4/2020 Q3/2017

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 9000 and Intel Atom C3538.

• Used in
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