HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs Intel Celeron G3930 Benchmark, comparison and differences


HiSilicon Kirin 655		Intel Celeron G3930
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 655 and the Intel Celeron G3930 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the HiSilicon Kirin 655 8 core processor released in Q2/2016 with the Intel Celeron G3930 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2017.

HiSilicon Kirin (29)	Family	Intel Celeron (165)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4)	CPU group	Intel Celeron G3000 6. Gen. (6)
4	Generation	6
Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53	Architecture	Skylake S
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The HiSilicon Kirin 655 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.12 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron G3930 clocks with 2.90 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.
HiSilicon Kirin 655	Characteristic	Intel Celeron G3930
8	Cores	2
8	Threads	2
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.12 GHz 4x Cortex-A53	A-Core	2.90 GHz
1.70 GHz 4x Cortex-A53	B-Core	--
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
HiSilicon Kirin 655	Characteristic	Intel Celeron G3930
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
ARM Mali-T830 MP2	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 610
0.90 GHz	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.05 GHz
Midgard 4	GPU Generation	9.5
28nm	Technology	14 nm
2	Max. displays	3
2	Compute units	12
32	Shader	96
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
11	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
ARM Mali-T830 MP2	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 610
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the HiSilicon Kirin 655, while the Intel Celeron G3930 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s enabled.
HiSilicon Kirin 655	Characteristic	Intel Celeron G3930
LPDDR3-933	Memory	DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
--	Max. Bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	2.00 MB
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	16
--	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The HiSilicon Kirin 655 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Celeron G3930 is 51 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
HiSilicon Kirin 655	Characteristic	Intel Celeron G3930
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	51 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The HiSilicon Kirin 655 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 16 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron G3930 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.
HiSilicon Kirin 655	Characteristic	Intel Celeron G3930
16 nm	Technology	14 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
--	Socket	LGA 1151
None	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Android	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2016	Release date	Q1/2017
--	Release price	40 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

HiSilicon Kirin 655 (22%)

Intel Celeron G3930 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

HiSilicon Kirin 655 (54%)

Intel Celeron G3930 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	HiSilicon Kirin 655 8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz	168 (22%)
	Intel Celeron G3930 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	762 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	HiSilicon Kirin 655 8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz	794 (54%)
	Intel Celeron G3930 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	1465 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	HiSilicon Kirin 655 ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz	61 (30%)
	Intel Celeron G3930 Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz	202 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	HiSilicon Kirin 655 8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron G3930 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	652 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	HiSilicon Kirin 655 8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron G3930 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	1136 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	HiSilicon Kirin 655 8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron G3930 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	2310 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	HiSilicon Kirin 655 8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron G3930 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	627 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	HiSilicon Kirin 655 8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron G3930 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	123 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	HiSilicon Kirin 655 8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron G3930 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	220 (100%)

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HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs Intel Celeron G3930

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