HiSilicon Kirin 970
Intel Atom x6200FE
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HiSilicon Kirin 970 vs Intel Atom x6200FE

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Released
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Q1/2021
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Which one of the central processing units is better: HiSilicon Kirin 970 or Intel Atom x6200FE? On this page we compare the technical data and benchmark results of different CPUs.

The HiSilicon Kirin 970 has 8 cores and 8 threads with maximum working frequency of 2.40 GHz. The HiSilicon Kirin 970 was released on Q3/2017.

The Intel Atom x6200FE has 2 cores with 8 threads and 2.40 GHz of frequency. The Intel Atom x6200FE was released on Q1/2021.

Differences
Reasons to consider
HiSilicon Kirin 970
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  • Higher clock speed
    1.84 GHz left arrow 1.00 GHz
    Around -84% better clock speed
  • More number of cores
    8 left arrow 2
    2 times more threads
Reasons to consider
Intel Atom x6200FE
Report a bug
  • Performance per watt
    4.5 W left arrow 9 W
    About 0.5 times less performance per watt
Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
HiSilicon Kirin 970 HiSilicon Kirin 970
Intel Atom x6200FE Intel Atom x6200FE
CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 970 and Intel Atom x6200FE is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

  • Name
    HiSilicon Kirin 970 left arrow Intel Atom x6200FE
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    HiSilicon Kirin left arrow Intel Atom
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    HiSilicon Kirin 970 left arrow Intel Atom x6000
CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 970 vs Intel Atom x6200FE 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
    1.84 GHz left arrow 1.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.40 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • A core
    4x Cortex-A73 left arrow --
  • B core
    4x Cortex-A53 left arrow --
Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 970 and Intel Atom x6200FE along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

  • GPU name
    ARM Mali-G72 MP12 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.75 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    12 left arrow
  • Shader
    192 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow
  • Generation
    Bifrost 2 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow
  • Technology
    16 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow
Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 970 and Intel Atom x6200FE. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 970 and Intel Atom x6200FE 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-2133 left arrow DDR4-3200LPDDR4X-4266
  • Max. Memory
    8 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 8
Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 970 and Intel Atom x6200FE.

  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 970 or Intel Atom x6200FE? 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)
    9 W left arrow 4.5 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 105 °C
Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 970 and Intel Atom x6200FE CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 1.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow --
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 left arrow Elkhart Lake
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow BGA 1296
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q1/2021
Devices using this processor

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 970 and Intel Atom x6200FE.

  • Used in
    Huawei Honor 10Huawei Note 10Huawei PlayHuawei Honor View 10Huawei Mate 10 ProHuawei P20Huawei Nova 3Huawei Nova 4 left arrow Unknown
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