Intel Celeron G5905T vs HiSilicon Kirin 955

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Intel Celeron G5905T CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 955
Intel Celeron G5905T HiSilicon Kirin 955

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron G5905T or HiSilicon Kirin 955 - 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 G5905T has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron G5905T was released in Q3/2020.

The HiSilicon Kirin 955 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 955 was released in Q2/2016.
Intel Celeron (165) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Celeron G5000 (8) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 950 (2)
9 Generation 4
Comet Lake S Architecture Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Celeron G5900T Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron G5905T is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz. The HiSilicon Kirin 955 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz.

Intel Celeron G5905T Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 955
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz A-Core 2.50 GHz
4x Cortex-A72
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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 G5905T Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 955
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- 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 610 GPU ARM Mali-T880 MP4
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation Midgard 4
14 nm Technology 16 nm
3 Max. displays 2
12 Compute units 4
96 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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 610 GPU ARM Mali-T880 MP4
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron G5905T supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 955 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Celeron G5905T Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 955
DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR4, LPDDR3
128 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Celeron G5905T has a TDP of 35 W, that of the HiSilicon Kirin 955 is --.

Intel Celeron G5905T Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 955
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
25 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron G5905T has a 4.00 MB cache, while the HiSilicon Kirin 955 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Celeron G5905T Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 955
14 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 --
LGA 1200 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2020 Release date Q2/2016
50 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron G5905T (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 (39%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron G5905T (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 (67%)

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 G5905T Intel Celeron G5905T
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
845 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
330 (39%)

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 G5905T Intel Celeron G5905T
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
1485 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
989 (67%)

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 G5905T Intel Celeron G5905T
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.00 GHz
192 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz
122 (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 G5905T Intel Celeron G5905T
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
721 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 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 G5905T Intel Celeron G5905T
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
1279 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 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 G5905T Intel Celeron G5905T
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
2493 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron G5905T Intel Celeron G5905T
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
137 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron G5905T Intel Celeron G5905T
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
242 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron G5905T HiSilicon Kirin 955
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