Intel Pentium E5500 vs HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G

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Intel Pentium E5500 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
Intel Pentium E5500 HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium E5500 or HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G - 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 E5500 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium E5500 was released in Q2/2010.

The HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.58 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G was released in Q2/2020.
Intel Pentium (150) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 980 (2)
2 Generation 7
Wolfdale (Penryn) Architecture Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium E5500 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz. The HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.58 GHz.

Intel Pentium E5500 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz
2x Penryn
A-Core 2.58 GHz
1x Cortex-A76
-- B-Core 2.40 GHz
3x Cortex-A76
-- C-Core 1.84 GHz
4x Cortex-A55

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 Pentium E5500 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-G77 MP8
GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation Vallhall 1
Technology 7 nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 8
-- Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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-G77 MP8
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium E5500 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G can connect up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

Intel Pentium E5500 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
DDR3-1333, DDR2-800 Memory LPDDR4X-2133
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium E5500 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G is --.

Intel Pentium E5500 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium E5500 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Pentium E5500 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
45 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 ISA extensions --
LGA 775 Socket --
VT-x Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2010 Release date Q2/2020
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium E5500 (58%)
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium E5500 (27%)
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G (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 E5500 Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
396 (58%)
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
684 (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 Pentium E5500 Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
686 (27%)
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
2517 (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 E5500 Intel Pentium E5500
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
ARM Mali-G77 MP8 @ 0.80 GHz
819 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
406830 (100%)

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 E5500 Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1009 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
452 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium E5500 HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
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