HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Intel Celeron 1017U

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HiSilicon Kirin 950 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron 1017U
HiSilicon Kirin 950 Intel Celeron 1017U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 950 and the Intel Celeron 1017U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the HiSilicon Kirin 950 8 core processor released in Q4/2015 with the Intel Celeron 1017U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family Intel Celeron (165)
HiSilicon Kirin 950 (2) CPU group Intel Celeron 1000 (9)
4 Generation 3
Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Ivy Bridge U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 950 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron 1017U clocks with 1.60 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

HiSilicon Kirin 950 Characteristic Intel Celeron 1017U
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A72
A-Core 1.60 GHz
1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

HiSilicon Kirin 950 Characteristic Intel Celeron 1017U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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-T880 MP4 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
0.90 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
Midgard 4 GPU Generation 7
16 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 6
64 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 11.0

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-T880 MP4 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the HiSilicon Kirin 950, while the Intel Celeron 1017U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

HiSilicon Kirin 950 Characteristic Intel Celeron 1017U
LPDDR4 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The HiSilicon Kirin 950 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Celeron 1017U is 17 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

HiSilicon Kirin 950 Characteristic Intel Celeron 1017U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 950 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 16 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron 1017U is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

HiSilicon Kirin 950 Characteristic Intel Celeron 1017U
16 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket BGA 1023
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2015 Release date Q3/2013
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 950 (100%)
Intel Celeron 1017U (96%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 950 (100%)
Intel Celeron 1017U (51%)

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 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
331 (100%)
Intel Celeron 1017U Intel Celeron 1017U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
317 (96%)

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 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1183 (100%)
Intel Celeron 1017U Intel Celeron 1017U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
607 (51%)

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 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz
122 (100%)
Intel Celeron 1017U Intel Celeron 1017U
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96 (78%)

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 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 1017U Intel Celeron 1017U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
284 (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 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 1017U Intel Celeron 1017U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
505 (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 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 1017U Intel Celeron 1017U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
890 (100%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 950 Intel Celeron 1017U
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