Intel Pentium 957 | HiSilicon Kirin 9000E | |
CPU comparisonIntel Pentium 957 or HiSilicon Kirin 9000E - 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 Pentium 957 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 957 was released in Q2/2011. The HiSilicon Kirin 9000E has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.13 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 9000E was released in Q4/2020. |
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Intel Pentium (150) | Family | HiSilicon Kirin (29) |
Intel Pentium 900 (10) | CPU group | HiSilicon Kirin 9000 (2) |
3 | Generation | 9 |
Sandy Bridge U | Architecture | Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55 |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium 957 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 957 is 1.20 GHz while the HiSilicon Kirin 9000E has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 9000E is at 3.13 GHz. |
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Intel Pentium 957 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 9000E |
2 | Cores | 8 |
2 | Threads | 8 |
normal | Core architecture | hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
1.20 GHz | A-Core | 3.13 GHz 1x Cortex-A77 |
-- | B-Core | 2.54 GHz 3x Cortex-A77 |
-- | C-Core | 2.05 GHz 4x Cortex-A55 |
Internal GraphicsThe Intel Pentium 957 or HiSilicon Kirin 9000E 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. |
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Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) | GPU | ARM Mali-G78 MP22 |
0.35 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.76 GHz |
0.80 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
6 | GPU Generation | Vallhall 2 |
32 nm | Technology | 5 nm |
2 | Max. displays | 1 |
6 | Compute units | 22 |
48 | Shader | 352 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
10.1 | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) | GPU | ARM Mali-G78 MP22 |
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 | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Pentium 957 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 9000E supports up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --. |
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Intel Pentium 957 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 9000E |
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 | Memory | LPDDR5-2750, LPDDR4X-2133 |
8 GB | Max. Memory | |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
21.3 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 ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium 957 is 17 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 9000E has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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Intel Pentium 957 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 9000E |
17 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium 957 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 9000E is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache. |
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Intel Pentium 957 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 9000E |
32 nm | Technology | 5 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 |
Q2/2011 | Release date | Q4/2020 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz |
Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz |
Intel Pentium 957
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 0.80 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
ARM Mali-G78 MP22 @ 0.76 GHz |
Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz |
Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Pentium 957 | HiSilicon Kirin 9000E |
Unknown | Unknown |