HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G vs Intel Pentium E2220

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CPU comparison with benchmarks

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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G or HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G – which processor offers superior performance? In this comparison, we examine disparities and assess which of these two CPUs outperforms the other. We delve into technical specifications and benchmark outcomes.
The HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q3/2019 and belongs to the 8 generation of the HiSilicon Kirin series.
The Intel Pentium E2220 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q4/2007 and belongs to the 0 generation of the Intel Pentium series.
To use the Intel Pentium E2220, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 775 socket.
HiSilicon Kirin 990 Group Intel Pentium D
8 Generation 0
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G Name Intel Pentium E2220
HiSilicon Kirin Family Intel Pentium
 
 

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the A-Core is 2.86 GHz.
The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
The Intel Pentium E2220 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium E2220 is 2.4 GHz
4x Cortex-A55 Cores C None
8 Threads 2
2.36 GHz B-Core Frequency None
None None 2x Core
8 CPU Cores 2
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
2x Cortex-A76 Cores A None
No Hyperthreading No
2.86 GHz A-Core Frequency None
No Overclocking Yes
2x Cortex-A76 Cores B None
1.95 GHz C-Core Frequency None
None None 2.4 GHz
 
 

Internal Graphics

The HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short.
Specifically, the HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G uses the ARM Mali-G76 MP14, which has 224 texture shaders
and 14 execution units.
The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
The Intel Pentium E2220 does not have integrated graphics.
224 Shaders --
Q3/2018 Release date --
7 nm Technology --
12 Direct X --
4.0 GB Max. GPU Memory 0 bytes
-- Max. displays --
14 Execution units --
0.6 GHz GPU frequency --
Bifrost 3 Generation --
0.6 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
ARM Mali-G76 MP14 GPU name
 
 

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Da Vinci Architecture. 1x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny AI specifications --
HUAWEI HiAI 2.0 AI hardware --
 
 

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

Memory & PCIe

pci PCIe pci
No AES-NI No
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory type DDR3-1066, DDR2-800
No ECC No
8.0 GB Max. Memory 16.0 GB
4 Memory channels 2
-- Bandwidth --
 
 

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 6 W watts.
TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 W watts.
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- Tjunction max --
 
 

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G is manufactured using a 7 nm process.
A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU.
In total, this processor boasts a generous 2.0 MB cache.
A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
The Intel Pentium E2220 is manufactured using a 65 nm process.
Q3/2019 Release date Q4/2007
None Virtualization None
ISA extensions
7 nm Technology 65 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
-- Release price --
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Presler
2.0 MB L3-Cache 0 bytes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Technical data sheet Documents Technical data sheet
ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- Part Number --
Socket LGA 775
0 bytes L2-Cache 1.0 MB