Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE vs HiSilicon Kirin 659

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 659
Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE HiSilicon Kirin 659

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE and the HiSilicon Kirin 659 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE 2 core processor released in Q1/2022 with the HiSilicon Kirin 659 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2016.
Intel Pentium (150) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Pentium G7000 (4) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4)
11 Generation 4
Alder Lake S Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The HiSilicon Kirin 659 clocks with 2.36 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 659
2 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz
2x Golden Cove
A-Core 2.36 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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 Gold G7400TE Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 659
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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 UHD Graphics 710 GPU ARM Mali-T830 MP2
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
1.35 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
13 GPU Generation Midgard 4
14 nm Technology 28nm
3 Max. displays 2
16 Compute units 2
128 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 UHD Graphics 710 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
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE, while the HiSilicon Kirin 659 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 659
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR3-933
128 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
2.50 MB L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the HiSilicon Kirin 659 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 659
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE has 8.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of HiSilicon Kirin 659 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 16 nm.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 659
10 nm Technology 16 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
LGA 1700 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2022 Release date Q2/2016
79 $ Release price --
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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 G7400TE Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
Intel UHD Graphics 710 @ 1.35 GHz
345 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 659 HiSilicon Kirin 659
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz
61 (18%)

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 G7400TE Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 659 HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
193 (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 Gold G7400TE Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 659 HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
893 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE HiSilicon Kirin 659
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