HiSilicon Kirin 910 vs Intel Core i7-12700K

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 910 and Intel Core i7-12700K is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  HiSilicon Kirin 910 Intel Core i7-12700K
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Family
  HiSilicon Kirin Intel Core i7
• Generation
  1 12
• CPU group
  HiSilicon Kirin 910 Intel Core i 12000
• Predecessor
  -- Intel Core i7-11700K

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 910 vs Intel Core i7-12700K 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
  1.60 GHz 3.60 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 12
• Turbo (1 Core)
  1.60 GHz 5.00 GHz
• CPU Threads
  4 20
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  -- 8x Golden Cove
• B core
  -- 4x Gracemont

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 910 and Intel Core i7-12700K along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-450 MP4 Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32 (Alder Lake S)
• GPU frequency
  0.53 GHz 0.40 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.53 GHz 1.45 GHz
• Execution units
  4 32
• Shader
  64 256
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 16 GB
• Max. displays
  1 4
• Generation
  Utgard 12
• DirectX Version
  0 12
• Technology
  28nm 10 nm
• Release date
  2012 Q4/2021

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 910 and Intel Core i7-12700K. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 910 and Intel Core i7-12700K 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
  LPDDR3 DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
• Max. Memory
  256 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  1 2
• PCIe version
  5.0
• PCIe lanes
  20

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 910 and Intel Core i7-12700K.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 910 or Intel Core i7-12700K? 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)
  125 W
• TDP (PL2)
  -- 228 W / 56 s
• Tjunction max.
  -- 100 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 910 and Intel Core i7-12700K CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv7-A32 (32 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
• L2-Cache
  -- 2.50 MB
• L3-Cache
  -- 25.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A9 Alder Lake S
• Technology
  28 nm 10 nm
• Socket
  N/A LGA 1700
• Release date
  Q1/2014 Q4/2021
• Part Number
  -- BX8071512700K

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 910 and Intel Core i7-12700K.

• Used in
  Unknown Unknown