Intel Pentium 967 vs HiSilicon Kirin 658

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Intel Pentium 967 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 658
Intel Pentium 967 HiSilicon Kirin 658

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium 967 and the HiSilicon Kirin 658 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium 967 2 core processor released in Q4/2011 with the HiSilicon Kirin 658 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2016.
Intel Pentium (150) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Pentium 900 (10) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4)
3 Generation 4
Sandy Bridge U Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 967 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.30 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The HiSilicon Kirin 658 clocks with 2.35 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium 967 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 658
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz A-Core 2.35 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.70 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 Pentium 967 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 658
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) GPU ARM Mali-T830 MP2
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation Midgard 4
32 nm Technology 28nm
2 Max. displays 2
6 Compute units 2
48 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 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 (Sandy 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
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium 967, while the HiSilicon Kirin 658 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Intel Pentium 967 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 658
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR3-933
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual 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 Management

The Intel Pentium 967 has a TDP of 17 W. The TDP of the HiSilicon Kirin 658 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium 967 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 658
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 967 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of HiSilicon Kirin 658 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 16 nm.

Intel Pentium 967 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 658
32 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
Q4/2011 Release date Q2/2016
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium 967 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 658 (75%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium 967 (57%)
HiSilicon Kirin 658 (100%)

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 Pentium 967 Intel Pentium 967
2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz
245 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 GHz
183 (75%)

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 Pentium 967 Intel Pentium 967
2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz
463 (57%)
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 GHz
815 (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 Pentium 967 Intel Pentium 967
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz
61 (64%)

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 Pentium 967 Intel Pentium 967
2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz
643 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium 967 HiSilicon Kirin 658
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