Intel Pentium E6300 vs HiSilicon Kirin 655

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Intel Pentium E6300 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 655
Intel Pentium E6300 HiSilicon Kirin 655

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium E6300 and the HiSilicon Kirin 655 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium E6300 2 core processor released in Q2/2009 with the HiSilicon Kirin 655 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2016.
Intel Pentium (150) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4)
2 Generation 4
Wolfdale (Penryn) Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium E6300 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz. The processor can compute 2 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 Pentium E6300 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 655
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz
2x Penryn
A-Core 2.12 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 E6300 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 655
-- 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.

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 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium E6300, while the HiSilicon Kirin 655 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Intel Pentium E6300 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 655
DDR3-1333, DDR2-800 Memory LPDDR3-933
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual 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 Intel Pentium E6300 has a TDP of 65 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 Pentium E6300 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 655
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium E6300 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of HiSilicon Kirin 655 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 16 nm.

Intel Pentium E6300 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 655
45 nm Technology 16 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
Q2/2009 Release date Q2/2016
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium E6300 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 (42%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium E6300 (91%)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 (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 E6300 Intel Pentium E6300
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
397 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz
168 (42%)

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 E6300 Intel Pentium E6300
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
726 (91%)
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 Pentium E6300 Intel Pentium E6300
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz
61 (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 E6300 Intel Pentium E6300
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1029 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 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 E6300 Intel Pentium E6300
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
374 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium E6300 HiSilicon Kirin 655
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