AMD A6-3600 vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G

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AMD A6-3600 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
AMD A6-3600 HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G

CPU comparison

AMD A6-3600 or HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G - 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 AMD A6-3600 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-3600 was released in Q3/2011.

The HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.86 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G was released in Q3/2019.
AMD A (112) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
AMD A6-3000 (5) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 990 (3)
1 Generation 8
Llano (K10) Architecture Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-3600 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-3600 is 2.10 GHz (2.40 GHz) while the HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G is at 2.86 GHz.

AMD A6-3600 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz (2.40 GHz) A-Core 2.86 GHz
2x Cortex-A76
-- B-Core 2.36 GHz
2x Cortex-A76
-- C-Core 1.95 GHz
4x Cortex-A55

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.

AMD A6-3600 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
-- AI hardware HUAWEI HiAI 2.0
-- AI specifications Da Vinci Architecture. 1x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny

Internal Graphics

The AMD A6-3600 or HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon HD 6530D GPU ARM Mali-G76 MP16
0.44 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation Bifrost 3
32 nm Technology 7 nm
0 Max. displays 2
5 Compute units 16
320 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
11 DirectX Version 12

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.

AMD Radeon HD 6530D GPU ARM Mali-G76 MP16
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A6-3600 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

AMD A6-3600 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A6-3600 is 65 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A6-3600 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A6-3600 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

AMD A6-3600 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
32 nm Technology 7 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions --
FM1 Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2011 Release date Q3/2019
75 $ 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.
AMD A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
AMD Radeon HD 6530D @ 0.44 GHz
284 (39%)
HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
ARM Mali-G76 MP16 @ 0.60 GHz
737 (100%)

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.
AMD A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz
757 (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.
AMD A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz
2855 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz
996 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz
3244 (100%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
AMD A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz
545690 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
AMD A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz
463729 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2815 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A6-3600 HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
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