HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Intel Core i7-3540M

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 955 and Intel Core i7-3540M is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  HiSilicon Kirin 955 Intel Core i7-3540M
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  HiSilicon Kirin Intel Core i7
• Generation
  4 3
• CPU group
  HiSilicon Kirin 950 Intel Core i 3000M

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Intel Core i7-3540M 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 3.00 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.50 GHz 3.70 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 i7-3540M 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 4000
• GPU frequency
  0.90 GHz 0.65 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.90 GHz 1.30 GHz
• Execution units
  4 16
• Shader
  64 128
• Max. displays
  2 3
• Generation
  Midgard 4 7
• DirectX Version
  11 11.0
• Technology
  16 nm 22 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q1/2011

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 955 and Intel Core i7-3540M. 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 No
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  Decode / Encode No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 955 and Intel Core i7-3540M 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 DDR3-1333DDR3-1600DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  3.0
• PCIe lanes
  16

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 955 and Intel Core i7-3540M.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 955 or Intel Core i7-3540M? 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)
  35 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 955 and Intel Core i7-3540M 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, AVX
• L3-Cache
  -- 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 Ivy Bridge H
• Technology
  16 nm 22 nm
• Socket
  N/A BGA 1023
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q1/2013

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 955 and Intel Core i7-3540M.

• Used in
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