Intel Core i3-9100E vs HiSilicon Kirin 955

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-9100E CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 955
Intel Core i3-9100E HiSilicon Kirin 955

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-9100E 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 Core i3-9100E has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-9100E was released in Q2/2019.

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 Core i3 (205) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Core i 9000 (34) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 950 (2)
9 Generation 4
Coffee Lake S Refresh Architecture Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i3-10100E Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-9100E has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-9100E is 3.10 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the HiSilicon Kirin 955 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 955 is at 2.50 GHz.

Intel Core i3-9100E Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 955
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.10 GHz (3.70 GHz) A-Core 2.50 GHz
4x Cortex-A72
-- B-Core 1.80 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 Core i3-9100E Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 955
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-9100E or HiSilicon Kirin 955 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 UHD Graphics 630 GPU ARM Mali-T880 MP4
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation Midgard 4
14 nm Technology 16 nm
3 Max. displays 2
24 Compute units 4
192 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 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 UHD Graphics 630 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 Core i3-9100E can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 955 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i3-9100E Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 955
DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR4, LPDDR3
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-9100E is 65 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 955 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i3-9100E Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 955
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-9100E is manufactured in 14 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 955 is manufactured in 16 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i3-9100E 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, AVX2 ISA extensions --
LGA 1151 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2019 Release date Q2/2016
122 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100E (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 (34%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100E (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 (34%)

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 Core i3-9100E Intel Core i3-9100E
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
975 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
330 (34%)

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 Core i3-9100E Intel Core i3-9100E
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
2938 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
989 (34%)

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 Core i3-9100E Intel Core i3-9100E
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz
122 (30%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-9100E HiSilicon Kirin 955
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