HiSilicon Kirin 658 | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 | |
CPU comparisonHiSilicon Kirin 658 or Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The HiSilicon Kirin 658 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.35 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 658 was released in Q2/2016. The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.66 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 was released in Q1/2008. |
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HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | Intel Core2 Quad (19) |
HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4) | CPU group | Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000/Q9000 (16) |
4 | Generation | 2 |
Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Yorkfield (Penryn) |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 658 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.35 GHz. The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.66 GHz. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 658 | Characteristic | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 |
8 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.35 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
A-Core | 2.66 GHz |
1.70 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
B-Core | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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ARM Mali-T830 MP2 | GPU | no iGPU |
0.90 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
Midgard 4 | GPU Generation | -- |
28nm | Technology | |
2 | Max. displays | |
2 | Compute units | -- |
32 | Shader | -- |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
-- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
11 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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ARM Mali-T830 MP2 | GPU | no iGPU |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
No | Codec VP9 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
No | Codec AVC | No |
No | Codec VC-1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe HiSilicon Kirin 658 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 658 | Characteristic | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 |
LPDDR3-933 | Memory | DDR3-1066, DDR2-800 |
Max. Memory | 16 GB | |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | 17.1 GB/s |
No | ECC | No |
-- | L2 Cache | 12.00 MB |
-- | L3 Cache | -- |
-- | PCIe version | -- |
-- | PCIe lanes | -- |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The HiSilicon Kirin 658 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 is 95 W. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 658 | Characteristic | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 |
-- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 95 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 658 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 cache has a total of 12.00 MB. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 658 | Characteristic | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 |
16 nm | Technology | 45 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
-- | ISA extensions | MMX, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1 |
-- | Socket | LGA 775 |
None | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-d |
No | AES-NI | No |
Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q2/2016 | Release date | Q1/2008 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 GHz |
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 GHz |
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 658
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz |
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450
@ 0.00 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 GHz |
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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HiSilicon Kirin 658 | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 |
Unknown | Unknown |