HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Intel Celeron G5930

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 950 and Intel Celeron G5930 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  HiSilicon Kirin 950 Intel Celeron G5930
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Family
  HiSilicon Kirin Intel Celeron
• Generation
  4 9
• CPU group
  HiSilicon Kirin 950 Intel Celeron G5000

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Intel Celeron G5930 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  1.80 GHz 3.70 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.30 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  8 2
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
• A core
  4x Cortex-A72 --
• B core
  4x Cortex-A53 --

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 950 and Intel Celeron G5930 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-T880 MP4 Intel HD Graphics 610
• GPU frequency
  0.90 GHz 0.35 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.90 GHz 1.05 GHz
• Execution units
  4 12
• Shader
  64 96
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 32 GB
• Max. displays
  2 3
• Generation
  Midgard 4 9.5
• DirectX Version
  11 12
• Technology
  16 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q3/2016

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 950 and Intel Celeron G5930. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 950 and Intel Celeron G5930 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4 DDR4-2666
• Max. Memory
  128 GB
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  3.0
• PCIe lanes
  16

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 950 and Intel Celeron G5930.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 950 or Intel Celeron G5930? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  58 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 100 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 950 and Intel Celeron G5930 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L3-Cache
  -- 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 Comet Lake S
• Technology
  16 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  N/A LGA 1200
• Release date
  Q4/2015 Q1/2021

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 950 and Intel Celeron G5930.

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