Intel Pentium Gold 4415U vs HiSilicon Kirin 658

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Intel Pentium Gold 4415U CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 658
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U HiSilicon Kirin 658

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium Gold 4415U or HiSilicon Kirin 658 - 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 Gold 4415U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold 4415U was released in Q1/2017.

The HiSilicon Kirin 658 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.35 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 658 was released in Q2/2016.
Intel Pentium (150) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Pentium 4400 (5) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4)
7 Generation 4
Kaby Lake U Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold 4415U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz. The HiSilicon Kirin 658 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.35 GHz.

Intel Pentium Gold 4415U Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 658
2 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 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 Gold 4415U Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 658
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

Intel HD Graphics 610 GPU ARM Mali-T830 MP2
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
0.95 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation Midgard 4
14 nm Technology 28nm
3 Max. displays 2
12 Compute units 2
96 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 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 HD Graphics 610 GPU ARM Mali-T830 MP2
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 Pentium Gold 4415U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 658 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Pentium Gold 4415U Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 658
LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600 Memory LPDDR3-933
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
10 PCIe lanes --
5.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium Gold 4415U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the HiSilicon Kirin 658 is --.

Intel Pentium Gold 4415U Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 658
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
10 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold 4415U has a 2.00 MB cache, while the HiSilicon Kirin 658 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Pentium Gold 4415U Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 658
14 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 1356 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2017 Release date Q2/2016
161 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 658 (35%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 658 (67%)

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 Gold 4415U Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
525 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 GHz
183 (35%)

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 Gold 4415U Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1218 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 GHz
815 (67%)

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 Gold 4415U Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 0.95 GHz
182 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz
61 (34%)

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 Gold 4415U Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
2208 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 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 Gold 4415U Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
641 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
98 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
251 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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