AMD A8-4555M vs HiSilicon Kirin 925

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AMD A8-4555M CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 925
AMD A8-4555M HiSilicon Kirin 925

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD A8-4555M and the HiSilicon Kirin 925 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD A8-4555M 4 core processor released in Q3/2012 with the HiSilicon Kirin 925 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2014.
AMD A (112) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
AMD A8-4000M (2) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 920 (3)
2 Generation 2
Trinity (Piledriver) Architecture Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-4555M is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.40 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The HiSilicon Kirin 925 clocks with 1.80 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

AMD A8-4555M Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz (2.40 GHz) A-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
-- B-Core 1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A7

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD A8-4555M Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

AMD Radeon HD 7600G GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
0.32 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.43 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
4 GPU Generation Midgard 2
32 nm Technology 32nm
2 Max. displays 1
6 Compute units 4
384 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11 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.

AMD Radeon HD 7600G GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD A8-4555M, while the HiSilicon Kirin 925 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

AMD A8-4555M Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR3-1600
Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The AMD A8-4555M has a TDP of 19 W. The TDP of the HiSilicon Kirin 925 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD A8-4555M Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
19 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A8-4555M has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of HiSilicon Kirin 925 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

AMD A8-4555M Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
32 nm Technology 28 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions --
FP2 Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Android
Q3/2012 Release date Q3/2014
-- 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 A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
AMD Radeon HD 7600G @ 0.43 GHz
326 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
ARM Mali-T628 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (24%)

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 A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
252 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
657 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2198 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A8-4555M HiSilicon Kirin 925
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