AMD A8-5557M vs HiSilicon Kirin 710

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AMD A8-5557M CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 710
AMD A8-5557M HiSilicon Kirin 710

CPU comparison

AMD A8-5557M or HiSilicon Kirin 710 - 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 A8-5557M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-5557M was released in Q2/2013.

The HiSilicon Kirin 710 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 710 was released in Q3/2018.
AMD A (112) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
AMD A8-5000M (3) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 710 (1)
3 Generation 5
Richland (Piledriver) Architecture Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-5557M has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-5557M is 2.10 GHz (3.10 GHz) while the HiSilicon Kirin 710 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 710 is at 2.20 GHz.

AMD A8-5557M Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 710
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz (3.10 GHz) A-Core 2.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A73
-- B-Core 1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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 A8-5557M Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 710
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A8-5557M or HiSilicon Kirin 710 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 8550G GPU ARM Mali-G51 MP4
0.52 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
0.72 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
5 GPU Generation Bifrost 1
32 nm Technology 12 nm
2 Max. displays 2
4 Compute units 8
256 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
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 8550G GPU ARM Mali-G51 MP4
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
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 A8-5557M can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 710 supports up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

AMD A8-5557M Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 710
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR4, LPDDR3
Max. Memory 6 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A8-5557M is 35 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 710 has a TDP of 5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A8-5557M Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 710
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A8-5557M is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 710 is manufactured in 12 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

AMD A8-5557M Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 710
32 nm Technology 12 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions --
FP2 Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Android
Q2/2013 Release date Q3/2018
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-5557M (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 710 (73%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-5557M (87%)
HiSilicon Kirin 710 (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 A8-5557M AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
442 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 710 HiSilicon Kirin 710
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
322 (73%)

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 A8-5557M AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1201 (87%)
HiSilicon Kirin 710 HiSilicon Kirin 710
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1384 (100%)

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 A8-5557M AMD A8-5557M
AMD Radeon HD 8550G @ 0.72 GHz
369 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 710 HiSilicon Kirin 710
ARM Mali-G51 MP4 @ 1.00 GHz
166 (45%)

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 A8-5557M AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 710 HiSilicon Kirin 710
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
348 (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 A8-5557M AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 710 HiSilicon Kirin 710
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1206 (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 A8-5557M AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 710 HiSilicon Kirin 710
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
224605 (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 A8-5557M AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 710 HiSilicon Kirin 710
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
196747 (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 A8-5557M AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
2892 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 710 HiSilicon Kirin 710
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A8-5557M HiSilicon Kirin 710
Unknown Huawei Honor 8X
Huawei P30 lite

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