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Intel Core i5-7500 vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2017
Intel Core i5-7500
Intel Core i5-7500
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Q4/2020
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HiSilicon Kirin 9000
HiSilicon Kirin 9000

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-7500 or HiSilicon Kirin 9000? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-7500 has a base frequency of 3.40 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2017.

HiSilicon Kirin 9000 has a base frequency of 2.05 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in Q4/2020.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 66% better clock speed

    3.40 GHz left arrow 2.05 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 21% higher specified turbo frequency

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.13 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-7500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    291 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    473 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    435 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    571 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    743 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    137 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    162 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    311 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    74 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    300 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    86 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    517 place
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    8 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions HiSilicon Kirin 9000 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    369 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    471 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    49 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    5 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-7500 Intel Core i5-7500
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 HiSilicon Kirin 9000
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 7000 left arrow HiSilicon Kirin 9000
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow HiSilicon Kirin
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 9
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-6500 left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Successor
    Intel Core i5-8500 left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    - left arrow 1x Cortex-A77
  • B-Core
    - left arrow 3x Cortex-A77
  • Base Frequency
    3.4 GHz left arrow 2.05 GHz
  • C-Core
    - left arrow 4x Cortex-A55
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.8 GHz left arrow 3.13 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.6 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.54 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 24
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow Vallhall 2
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow 760 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 630 left arrow ARM Mali-G78 MP24
  • GPU Turbo
    1100 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 1
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 left arrow Q4/2020
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 384
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 5 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by HiSilicon Kirin 9000 and Intel Core i5-7500. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow LPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-2750
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-7500 and HiSilicon Kirin 9000 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-7500 and HiSilicon Kirin 9000, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Kaby Lake S left arrow Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    6 MB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 left arrow Q4/2020
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow -
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow None

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-7500 and HiSilicon Kirin 9000.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

977.000000
Intel Core i5-7500
1063.000000
HiSilicon Kirin 9000
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

3091.000000
Intel Core i5-7500
3767.000000
HiSilicon Kirin 9000
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

422.000000
Intel Core i5-7500
2332.000000
HiSilicon Kirin 9000

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