Intel Pentium Gold G5400 | HiSilicon Kirin 955 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Pentium Gold G5400 or HiSilicon Kirin 955 - 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 G5400 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold G5400 was released in Q2/2018. The HiSilicon Kirin 955 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 955 was released in Q2/2016. |
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Intel Pentium (150) | Family | HiSilicon Kirin (29) |
Intel Pentium G5000 (8) | CPU group | HiSilicon Kirin 950 (2) |
8 | Generation | 4 |
Coffee Lake S | Architecture | Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
Intel Pentium G4400 | Predecessor | -- |
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium Gold G5400 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz. The HiSilicon Kirin 955 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz. |
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Intel Pentium Gold G5400 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 955 |
2 | Cores | 8 |
4 | Threads | 8 |
normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
3.70 GHz | A-Core | 2.50 GHz 4x Cortex-A72 |
-- | B-Core | 1.80 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
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. |
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Intel HD Graphics 610 | GPU | ARM Mali-T880 MP4 |
0.35 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.90 GHz |
1.05 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 0.90 GHz |
9.5 | GPU Generation | Midgard 4 |
14 nm | Technology | 16 nm |
3 | Max. displays | 2 |
12 | Compute units | 4 |
96 | Shader | 64 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
32 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
12 | DirectX Version | 11 |
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 610 | GPU | ARM Mali-T880 MP4 |
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 & PCIeThe Intel Pentium Gold G5400 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 955 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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Intel Pentium Gold G5400 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 955 |
DDR4-2400 | Memory | LPDDR4, LPDDR3 |
64 GB | Max. Memory | |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
38.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | -- |
Yes | ECC | No |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
4.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
3.0 | PCIe version | -- |
16 | PCIe lanes | -- |
15.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium Gold G5400 has a TDP of 58 W, that of the HiSilicon Kirin 955 is --. |
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Intel Pentium Gold G5400 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 955 |
58 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium Gold G5400 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the HiSilicon Kirin 955 cache has a total of 0.00 MB. |
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Intel Pentium Gold G5400 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 955 |
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 | -- |
LGA 1151 | Socket | -- |
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | None |
Yes | AES-NI | No |
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Android |
Q2/2018 | Release date | Q2/2016 |
64 $ | Release price | -- |
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Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 955
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Pentium Gold G5400 | HiSilicon Kirin 955 |
Unknown | Unknown |