HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Intel Core i5-7200U

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 955 and Intel Core i5-7200U is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  HiSilicon Kirin 955 Intel Core i5-7200U
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  HiSilicon Kirin Intel Core i5
• Generation
  4 7
• CPU group
  HiSilicon Kirin 950 Intel Core i 7000U

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Intel Core i5-7200U 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
  1.80 GHz 2.50 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.50 GHz 3.10 GHz
• CPU Threads
  8 4
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
• A core
  4x Cortex-A72 --
• B core
  4x Cortex-A53 --

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 955 and Intel Core i5-7200U along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-T880 MP4 Intel HD Graphics 620
• GPU frequency
  0.90 GHz 0.30 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.90 GHz 1.00 GHz
• Execution units
  4 24
• Shader
  64 192
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 32 GB
• Max. displays
  2 3
• Generation
  Midgard 4 9.5
• DirectX Version
  11 12
• Technology
  16 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q2/2016

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 955 and Intel Core i5-7200U. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode 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
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 955 and Intel Core i5-7200U 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
  LPDDR3LPDDR4 DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM
• Max. Memory
  32 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  3.0
• PCIe lanes
  12

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 955 and Intel Core i5-7200U.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 955 or Intel Core i5-7200U? 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

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 955 and Intel Core i5-7200U 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, AVX2
• L3-Cache
  -- 3.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 Kaby Lake U
• Technology
  16 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  N/A BGA 1356
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q4/2016

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 955 and Intel Core i5-7200U.

• Used in
  Unknown Unknown