Intel Celeron 1037U vs HiSilicon Kirin 655

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Intel Celeron 1037U CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 655
Intel Celeron 1037U HiSilicon Kirin 655

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron 1037U or HiSilicon Kirin 655 - 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 1037U has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 1037U was released in Q1/2013.

The HiSilicon Kirin 655 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.12 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 655 was released in Q2/2016.
Intel Celeron (165) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Celeron 1000 (9) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4)
3 Generation 4
Ivy Bridge U Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 1037U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 1037U is 1.80 GHz while the HiSilicon Kirin 655 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 655 is at 2.12 GHz.

Intel Celeron 1037U Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 655
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz A-Core 2.12 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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.

Intel Celeron 1037U Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 655
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron 1037U or HiSilicon Kirin 655 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.

Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) GPU ARM Mali-T830 MP2
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation Midgard 4
22 nm Technology 28nm
3 Max. displays 2
6 Compute units 2
48 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.0 DirectX Version 11

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-T830 MP2
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron 1037U can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 655 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Celeron 1037U Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 655
DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR3-933
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Celeron 1037U is 17 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 655 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Celeron 1037U Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 655
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 1037U is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 655 is manufactured in 16 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Celeron 1037U Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 655
22 nm Technology 16 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
Q1/2013 Release date Q2/2016
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

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 1037U Intel Celeron 1037U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
376 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz
168 (45%)

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 1037U Intel Celeron 1037U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
738 (93%)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz
794 (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 1037U Intel Celeron 1037U
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz
61 (64%)

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 1037U Intel Celeron 1037U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
324 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz
0 (0%)

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 1037U Intel Celeron 1037U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
626 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz
0 (0%)

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 1037U Intel Celeron 1037U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
945 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Celeron 1037U Intel Celeron 1037U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
338 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron 1037U HiSilicon Kirin 655
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