HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Intel Core i3-550 | |
CPU comparisonHiSilicon Kirin 990 4G or Intel Core i3-550 - 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 990 4G has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.86 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G was released in Q3/2019. The Intel Core i3-550 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-550 was released in Q2/2010. |
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HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | Intel Core i3 (205) |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (3) | CPU group | Intel Core i3 500 (4) |
8 | Generation | 1 |
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 | Architecture | Clarkdale |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G is 2.86 GHz while the Intel Core i3-550 has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-550 is at 3.20 GHz. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Characteristic | Intel Core i3-550 |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.86 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
A-Core | 3.20 GHz |
2.09 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
B-Core | -- |
1.86 GHz 4x Cortex-A55 |
C-Core | -- |
NPU AI performanceThe 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. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Characteristic | Intel Core i3-550 |
HUAWEI HiAI 2.0 | AI hardware | -- |
Da Vinci Architecture. 1x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny | AI specifications | -- |
-- | NPU + CPU + iGPU | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G or Intel Core i3-550 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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ARM Mali-G76 MP16 | GPU | Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) |
0.60 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.50 GHz |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | 0.73 GHz |
Bifrost 3 | GPU Generation | 5 |
7 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
2 | Max. displays | 2 |
16 | Compute units | 12 |
256 | Shader | 24 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
4 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
12 | DirectX Version | 10.1 |
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-G76 MP16 | GPU | Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VC-1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G can use up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Core i3-550 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Characteristic | Intel Core i3-550 |
LPDDR4X-2133 | Memory | DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 |
8 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
-- | L2 Cache | 0.50 MB |
2.00 MB | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 2.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 16 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G is 6 W, while the Intel Core i3-550 has a TDP of 73 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Characteristic | Intel Core i3-550 |
6 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 73 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G is manufactured in 7 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-550 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.50 MB cache. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Characteristic | Intel Core i3-550 |
7 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
-- | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
-- | Socket | LGA 1156 |
None | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT |
No | AES-NI | No |
Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q3/2019 | Release date | Q2/2010 |
-- | Release price | 117 $ |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-550
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-550
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-550
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-550
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
ARM Mali-G76 MP16 @ 0.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-550
Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) @ 0.73 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-550
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-550
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Intel Core i3-550 |
Huawei Mate 30 Pro | Unknown |