HiSilicon Kirin 928 vs Intel Core i3-7167U

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 928 and Intel Core i3-7167U is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  HiSilicon Kirin 928 Intel Core i3-7167U
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  HiSilicon Kirin Intel Core i3
• Generation
  2 7
• CPU group
  HiSilicon Kirin 920 Intel Core i 7000U

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 928 vs Intel Core i3-7167U 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
  1.30 GHz 2.80 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.00 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  8 4
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
• A core
  4x Cortex-A15 --
• B core
  4x Cortex-A7 --

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 928 and Intel Core i3-7167U along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-T628 MP4 Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650
• GPU frequency
  0.60 GHz 0.30 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.60 GHz 1.00 GHz
• Execution units
  4 48
• Shader
  64 384
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 32 GB
• Max. displays
  1 3
• Generation
  Midgard 2 9.5
• DirectX Version
  11 12
• Technology
  32nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2012 Q2/2016

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 928 and Intel Core i3-7167U. 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
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 928 and Intel Core i3-7167U 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
  LPDDR3-1600 DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  3.0
• PCIe lanes
  12

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 928 and Intel Core i3-7167U.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 928 or Intel Core i3-7167U? 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)
  28 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 928 and Intel Core i3-7167U 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
• L3-Cache
  -- 3.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7 Kaby Lake U
• Technology
  28 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  N/A BGA 1356
• Release date
  Q3/2014 Q4/2016

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 928 and Intel Core i3-7167U.

• Used in
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