HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G vs Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE

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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 Gold G6400TE features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q2/2020 and belongs to the 10 generation of the Intel Pentium series.
To use the Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1200 socket.
HiSilicon Kirin 990 Group Intel Pentium G6000
8 Generation 10
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G Name Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE
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 Gold G6400TE has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE is 3.2 GHz
4x Cortex-A55 Cores C None
8 Threads 4
2.36 GHz B-Core Frequency None
None None 2x
8 CPU Cores 2
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
2x Cortex-A76 Cores A None
No Hyperthreading Yes
2.86 GHz A-Core Frequency None
No Overclocking No
2x Cortex-A76 Cores B None
1.95 GHz C-Core Frequency None
None None 3.2 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 Gold G6400TE has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short.
Specifically, the Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE uses the Intel HD Graphics 610, which has 96 texture shaders
and 12 execution units.
224 Shaders 96
Q3/2018 Release date Q3/2016
7 nm Technology 14 nm
12 Direct X 12
4.0 GB Max. GPU Memory 32.0 GB
-- Max. displays --
14 Execution units 12
0.6 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
Bifrost 3 Generation 9.5
0.6 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
ARM Mali-G76 MP14 GPU name Intel HD Graphics 610
 
 

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

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 128.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
pci PCIe pci
No AES-NI Yes
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory type DDR4-2400
No ECC Yes
8.0 GB Max. Memory 128.0 GB
4 Memory channels 2
-- Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
 
 

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 35 W watts.
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- Tjunction max 100 °C
 
 

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 Gold G6400TE is manufactured using a 14 nm process.
In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache.
Q3/2019 Release date Q2/2020
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
7 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
-- Release price 79 $
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Comet Lake S
2.0 MB L3-Cache 4.0 MB
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Technical data sheet Documents Technical data sheet
ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- Part Number --
Socket LGA 1200
0 bytes L2-Cache 0 bytes