Intel Celeron M 743 vs HiSilicon Kirin 655

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Intel Celeron M 743 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 655
Intel Celeron M 743 HiSilicon Kirin 655

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron M 743 and the HiSilicon Kirin 655 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Celeron M 743 1 core processor released in Q3/2009 with the HiSilicon Kirin 655 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2016.
Intel Celeron (165) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Celeron M 300 (2) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4)
0 Generation 4
Dothan Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron M 743 is a 1 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.30 GHz. The processor can compute 1 threads at the same time. The HiSilicon Kirin 655 clocks with 2.12 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Celeron M 743 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 655
1 Cores 8
1 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 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 M 743 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 655
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-T830 MP2
GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation Midgard 4
Technology 28nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 2
-- Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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.

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

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the Intel Celeron M 743, while the HiSilicon Kirin 655 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Intel Celeron M 743 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 655
Memory LPDDR3-933
Max. Memory
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Celeron M 743 has a TDP of 10 W. The TDP of the HiSilicon Kirin 655 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Celeron M 743 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 655
10 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron M 743 has 1.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 90 nm. The cache of HiSilicon Kirin 655 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 16 nm.

Intel Celeron M 743 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 655
90 nm Technology 16 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-32 (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2 ISA extensions --
BGA 956 Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2009 Release date Q2/2016
-- Release price --
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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 M 743 Intel Celeron M 743
1C 1T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz
168 (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 M 743 Intel Celeron M 743
1C 1T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
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 M 743 Intel Celeron M 743
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz
61 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron M 743 HiSilicon Kirin 655
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