Intel Celeron 1017U vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G

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Intel Celeron 1017U CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
Intel Celeron 1017U HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron 1017U or HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G - 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 Intel Celeron 1017U has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 1017U was released in Q3/2013.

The HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.86 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G was released in Q3/2019.
Intel Celeron (165) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Celeron 1000 (9) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 990 (3)
3 Generation 8
Ivy Bridge U Architecture Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 1017U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz. The HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.86 GHz.

Intel Celeron 1017U Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz A-Core 2.86 GHz
2x Cortex-A76
-- B-Core 2.09 GHz
2x Cortex-A76
-- C-Core 1.86 GHz
4x Cortex-A55

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.

Intel Celeron 1017U Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
-- AI hardware HUAWEI HiAI 2.0
-- AI specifications Da Vinci Architecture. 1x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

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.

Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) GPU ARM Mali-G76 MP16
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation Bifrost 3
22 nm Technology 7 nm
3 Max. displays 2
6 Compute units 16
48 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
11.0 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.

Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) GPU ARM Mali-G76 MP16
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron 1017U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

Intel Celeron 1017U Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR4X-2133
32 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Celeron 1017U has a TDP of 17 W, that of the HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G is 6 W.

Intel Celeron 1017U Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 1017U has a 2.00 MB cache, while the HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Celeron 1017U Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
22 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1023 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2013 Release date Q3/2019
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 1017U (36%)
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 1017U (19%)
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G (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.
Intel Celeron 1017U Intel Celeron 1017U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
317 (42%)
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz
757 (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.
Intel Celeron 1017U Intel Celeron 1017U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
607 (21%)
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz
2855 (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.
Intel Celeron 1017U Intel Celeron 1017U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
284 (29%)
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz
996 (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.
Intel Celeron 1017U Intel Celeron 1017U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
505 (16%)
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz
3244 (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.
Intel Celeron 1017U Intel Celeron 1017U
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96 (13%)
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
ARM Mali-G76 MP16 @ 0.60 GHz
737 (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.
Intel Celeron 1017U Intel Celeron 1017U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
890 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron 1017U HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
Unknown Huawei Mate 30 Pro

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